Disaster risk reduction integrated in development planning and budgeting
- Author: United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
- Main Title: Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2019 , pp 337-358
- Publication Date: June 2019
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/6e0614eb-en
- Language: English
Development can be a major driver of disaster risk, for example when it results in populations and economic assets being located in exposed geographic areas; in the accumulation of risk in urban areas due to rapid and unplanned developments; when it places excessive strains on natural resources and ecosystems; and when it exacerbates social inequalities if the income-generating opportunities for some population groups is curtailed. Therefore, risk should be seen as a normal and inseparable part of economic activities and development, as something built into particular development pathways and practices, constructed through day-today decisions by those who have a stake in particular patterns of development. Disaster risk is thus a social construct conditioned by each society’s perceptions, needs, demands, decisions and practices.
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