Environmental Governance
Definition(s)
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) aims to reduce the damage caused by natural hazards like earthquakes, floods, droughts and cyclones, through an ethic of prevention. (Source: UNISDR)
Hierarchy
Broader: Risk management
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In other languages
French
réduction des risques de catastrophe
Russian
снижение риска бедствий
Spanish
reducción del riesgo de desastres
Arabic
الحد من مخاطر الكوارث
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with Disaster risk reduction
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Convention on Biological Diversity | 2 decisions |
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Stockholm Convention | 1 decision |
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Montreal Protocol | 1 decision |
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World Heritage Convention | 3 decisions |
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The Convention on Wetlands | 1 decision |
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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification | 1 decision |
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Rotterdam Convention | 1 document |
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Jeddah Convention | 4 documents |
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Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents | 12 articles and paragraphs7 documents |
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ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution | 1 article or paragraph |