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PLANNED RELOCATION, DISASTERS AND CLIMATE CHANGE : CONSOLIDATING GOOD PRACTICES AND PREPARING FOR THE FUTUREREPORTS anremo, Italy, 12-14 March 2014 DISASTERS CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISPLACEMENTEVIDENCE FOR ACTIONNRCNORWEGIANREFUGEE COUNCILACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis report was prepared by Sanjula Weerasinghe from Georgetown University s Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM), with the support of Susan Martin from ISIM, Volker T rk, Jos Riera, and Marine Franck from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and Jane Mc Adam and Elizabeth Ferris from the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement (Brookings Institution).The development of this report benefited greatly from the enthusiastic support of the participants of the expert consultation on PLANNED Relocation, DISASTERS and CLIMATE CHANGE : Consolidating Good Practices and Preparing for the Future, held in Sanremo, Italy, from 12-14 March Department of Foreign A airs FDFAThe project is funded by the European Union with the support of Norway and SwitzerlandTABLE OF CONTENTSEXECUTIVE SUMMARY.

1 Disaster risk reduction is defined as the “concept and practice of reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyze and manage the causal factors of disasters, including through reduced exposure to hazards, lessened vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land and the environment, and improved preparedness for adverse events.”

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