ICAR Research Data Repository for Knowledge Management
Natural hazards Disasters and Agricultural Impact:
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Natural hazards Disasters and Agricultural Impact:
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture |
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| Description |
Key Messages: ? Natural hazards are a natural part of life on earth! ? Most natural hazards are known and some even give advance warning! ? Living and/or working in hazard-prone areas increases the risk of disastrous impacts! ? Changing climate increases the frequency and severity of natural hazards and their impacts! ? Agricultural activity is vulnerable to natural hazards which often lead to disastrous impacts! ? Disasters are costly and put development at risk! ? The Caribbean needs to take more seriously the issue of hazard and risk management! ? Disastrous impacts can be reduced through better understanding of natural hazards, their different triggers and vulnerability factors.
Media Tool Kit 1: Natural hazards are “naturally occurring physical phenomena” or risk elements inherent in the natural environment; an inevitable part of life on earth |
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2015-03-30T07:04:46Z
2015-03-30T07:04:46Z 2010 |
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Brief
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CTA; IICA. 2010. Natural hazards Disasters and Agricultural Impact:. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/63655 |
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en
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CTA
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