Transcription of Guidelines for Reducing Flood Losses
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Guidelines for Reducing Flood LossesISDRI nternational Strategyfor Disaster ReductionA contribution to the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)United NationsUN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)Division for Sustainable Inter-Agency Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (USA NOAA) for Reducing Flood LossesUnited NationsAcknowledgementsPaul J. Pilon, Editor and ContributorUN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)Manuel Dengo, Water, Natural Resources and Small Islands Branch,Division for Sustainable DevelopmentMarcia Brewster, Water, Natural Resources and Small Islands Branch,Division for Sustainable DevelopmentHenrike Peichert, Water, Natural Resources and Small Islands Branch,Division for Sustainable DevelopmentAslam Chaudhry, Water, Natural Resources and Small Islands Branch,Division for Sustainable DevelopmentMika Sainio, Division for Sustainable DevelopmentInter-Agency Secreta
particularly prone to recurrent flooding. The number of disasters attributed to flooding is on the rise (see Figure 3), while the number of people killed2 due to flooding remains steady (see Figure 4). However, the overall number of deaths due to all natural disasters is decreasing, and this has been attributed to investing in early warning and
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