Disasters
According to the Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, a disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society causing widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses which exceed the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. Resources available in this sub-theme include guidance on strengthening institutional arrangements, examples of public awareness programs, and others that support disaster risk mitigation and response.
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Disasters Resources
Understanding the Complex Impacts of Drought: a Key to Enhancing Drought Mitigation and Preparedness
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January 11, 2007National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
A Journal of Water Resources Management article on drought by DWFI Faculty Fellows Don Wilhite, Mark Svoboda and Michael Hayes.Read more
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United States, North AmericaAfter the Storm: The Importance of Acknowledging Environmental Justice in Sustainable Development and Disaster Preparedness
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July 2, 2021The past decade has brought on some of the worst cases of flooding due to natural disasters and the resulting leaching of some of the most hazardous environmental contaminants back into nearby, often low income, communities. Natural disasters are not “great equalizers” when it comes to recovery...Read more
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United StatesEnvironmental Injustice in the Disaster Cycle: Hurricane Harvey and the Texas Gulf Coast
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July 2, 2021This article applies an environmental justice lens to synthesize knowledge of disparities experienced by Hurricane Harvey survivors based on race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES). It focuses on Texas’ Gulf Coast, which hosts the largest petrochemical industrial complex in the United States...Read more
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