Introduction

8. This publication presents recommendations for national statistical offices (NSOs) and other organisations within national statistical systems (NSS) on their roles in supporting the measurement of hazardous events and disasters (HED). In any given country, organisations within NSS have a wealth of information at their disposal that can be useful in all phases of disaster risk management (DRM). In addition, they have other competencies relevant to the work on DRM, including experience in coordinating different data producers; use of common standards and classifications; and adherence to strict professional principles and quality criteria. Despite these resources, however, NSOs and their NSS partners are often not involved in supporting DRM to the extent that they could be.

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