PowerPoint presentation by Len Abrams, Senior Water Resources Specialist, Africa Water Resources.
Scoping mission January 2007:
- Identify hazards
- Assess status of DRR: policy, legislation, institutions, initial needs and
gaps, extent of mainstreaming
World Bank, the
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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