global disaster
1Disaster — For other uses, see Disaster (disambiguation). Ruins from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, remembered as one of the worst natural disasters in United States history A disaster is a natural or man made hazard that has come to fruition, resulting …
2Disaster risk reduction — (DRR) is a systematic approach to identifying, assessing and reducing the risks of disaster. It aims to reduce socio economic vulnerabilities to disaster as well as dealing with the environmental and other hazards that trigger them: here it has… …
3Disaster film — Disaster movie redirects here. For the film, see Disaster Movie. A disaster film is a film genre that has an impending or ongoing disaster (such as a damaged airliner, fire, shipwreck, an asteroid collision or natural calamities) as its subject.… …
4Disaster medicine — is the area of physician medical specialization serving the dual areas of providing medical care to disaster survivors and providing medically related disaster preparation, disaster planning, disaster response and disaster recovery leadership… …
5Global Impact — was founded in 1956 as the Federal Service Joint Crusade to serve as the umbrella group for international health and welfare agencies participating in Federal government employee fundraising campaigns. With the inception of the Combined Federal… …
6Disaster convergence — is the phenomenon of individuals or groups moving towards a disaster stricken area. Convergers have many reasons for heading towards a disaster area. Kendra and Wachtendorf (2002) identified seven distinct categories of convergers. These… …
7Global warming controversy — refers to a variety of disputes, significantly more pronounced in the popular media than in the scientific literature,[1][2] regarding the nature, causes, and consequences of global warming. The disputed issues involve the causes of increased… …
8Disaster Risk Management in East Asia — EAP DRM Team placement within EAP Region s Activities The East Asia Sustainable Development Department (EASSD) has delegated the Urban Development Sector Unit (EASUR) as the focal point for disaster risk management (DRM) coordination in the… …
9Global Monitoring For Environment And Safety — Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Le projet Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) est une initiative conjointe de l Agence spatiale européenne (ESA) et de l Union européenne qui vise à doter l Europe d une capacité… …
10Global Monitoring for Environment and Safety — Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Le projet Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) est une initiative conjointe de l Agence spatiale européenne (ESA) et de l Union européenne qui vise à doter l Europe d une capacité… …
