The 28th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent took place in Geneva from 6 to 8 December 2003. ... This year's World Disasters Report develops the same theme by arguing that building on people's capacity and ...
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ISBN: STANFORD:36105115047578
Category: Disaster relief
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Presentation at 8th World Congress of Logotherapy, San Jose, CA. Kalayjian, A. S. 1995. Disaster and Mass Trauma: Global Perspectives on Post Disaster Mental Health Management. Long Branch, NJ: Vista Publishing. Kubler-Ross, E. 1969.
Author: Ani Kalayjian
Publisher: Praeger Pub Text
ISBN: 0313375402
Category: Psychology
Page: 476
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Around the world, scores of those who survive disasters have demonstrated a remarkable resilience that enables them to live happy, productive lives. This book documents the unique yet universal reaction to traumatic events and sets the agenda for future development of therapeutic interventions research and theory. An integrative approach to rituals and healing methods is highlighted to address and help prevent human-made traumas and prepare generations to cope with natural disasters in a more effective way.Third , a simple one of economics : Together , the three elements of the " humanitarian gap " between the the International Red Cross Move- cost of disasters preparedness , ment the Federation , the 151 relief assistance , recovery ...
Author: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Staff CP
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN: 0792322681
Category: Law
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Disaster response has been described as the last resort of the amateur: an unkind assessment but not without a grain of truth. Disaster generates an emotional response, and new disaster organisations are born with each new disaster. Lessons of the past on disaster management have to be learned anew. The need to increase the professionalism of disaster response is evident. All the more so as, in disaster terms, the world is getting worse, not better. Disasters become more complex, frequently involving the interaction of a disaster event, politics and technology. The last few years have also seen a growth in research into the area of disaster response. Too often, however, disaster researchers and disaster organisations have gone their separate ways. There is a need for these two groups to get together to devise more practical and professional approaches to disaster response. The "World Disasters Report," produced by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies with the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, is a contribution to this effort of professionalisation. It provides facts and statistics, analysis and an exploration of trends, to dispel a number of myths about disasters and to define and advocate good practice. This is the first volume of Annual Reports which will become a vital tool for all those involved in the area of disaster response.Disasters. Building. response. on. indigenous. knowledge. Poverty in the developing world. It may have been possible at some point in the past to distinguish between the immediacy of a disaster and the pervasive conditions of ill-health ...
Author: DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788122614
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Discusses crucial issues in detail from the secrets that kill people in disasters & the information that saves lives to the global risks to civilians from the 100 million anti-personnel mines scattered across the world & the new controls that could be enforced on the export & indiscriminate use of mines. Discusses a voluntary code of conduct setting out minimum standards which should be expected of relief agencies & which will take into full account the needs of people affected by disasters. Photographs & 31 tables & figures.According to the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), 326 natural disasters and 259 technological disasters were reported worldwide in 2008 – the lowest figures for the decade in both cases.
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Publisher: Red Cross Red Crescent
ISBN: 9789291391424
Category: Disaster relief
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Disaster. data. According to the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), 405 natural disasters were reported worldwide in 2007, as opposed to 423 in 2006. Although the number of people reported killed (16,679) was ...
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Publisher: Red Cross Red Crescent
ISBN: 9789291391349
Category: Medical
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n the world's worst fire disaster In a single building, approximately 2500 people — nearly all women and children — were burned to death as flames spread quickly through La Compania church in Santiago, the capital of Chile.
Author: Keith Eastlake
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781136742576
Category: Reference
Page: 400
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First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Movement and NGOs in Disaster However , this is far from the truth . Relief was developed and agreed upon by Agencies , whether experienced or newlyeight of the world's largest disaster - re- created , can make mistakes , be misguided ...
Author: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN: 9041100385
Category: Disaster relief
Page: 150
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If not , as with disaster , could international environmental management regimes contribute more to the international community than they currently do ? Outer space and the deep sea are two other regions with strong possibilities for ...
Author: Mark Pelling
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415279585
Category: Business & Economics
Page: 250
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Authorative and comprehensive, this book makes clear that there are links between global scale processes and local experiences of disaster, but underlies the difficulty of attributing blame for individual disasters on specific global pressures.Location: Worldwide. Disaster Type: Alcohol addiction. Fatalities: 2.5 million people annually. According to a report from the World Health Organization, the world drank approximately 6.1 liters of alcohol per person in the year 2005.
Author: Kevin Baker
Publisher: eBookIt.com
ISBN: 9781456623432
Category: History
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The Worst World Disasters of All Time is an overview of the most terrible disaster events in recorded history. Caution: Because of the nature of this book, some readers may find some of the content and pictures disturbing.