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Environmental Protection & disaster Risk Reduction - A Community Leader s Guide1 Environmental Protection & disaster Risk ReductionA Community Leader s GuideUN/ISDR Africa Educational Series, Volume 2, Issue 2 June 2004 Environmental Protection & disaster Risk Reduction - A Community Leader s Guide2 This booklet is produced bythe United Nations Inter-Agency Secretariat for theInternational Strategy for disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR)andthe United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)in partnership withUmvoto Africa [Pty] LtdCape Town, South Protection & disaster Risk Reduction - A Community Leader s Guide3 CONTENTSFOREWORDS .. , Environmental DEGRADATION AND DISASTERS .. RISK REDUCTION .. BENEFITS FROM AN HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION .. AND RECOMMENDATIONS .. 38 APPENDIX 43 APPENDIX B .. 45 GLOSSARY .. 47 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .. 50 BIBLIOGRAPHY.

natural and human environment. Disasters are increasing in frequency and severity as a consequence of increased vulnerabilities to hazards and decreased coping capacities. This documents considers how sound environmental protection can help to reduce the vulnerability of both the natural environment and human

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