| The ProVention Consortium,
a global partnership dedicated to reducing the risks and impacts of
natural disasters, launches a new website with information on its
activities, links to its partners and useful resources for organisations
and practitioners active in disaster risk management. ProVention was
created by the World Bank in 2000 to help shift the global focus from
reactive disaster response to proactive disaster prevention. It provides
a forum for global dialogue on disaster risk issues and a framework
for collaborative action. The Consortium also functions as an active
network for sharing knowledge and promoting research and learning
about good practices, tools and resources for reducing disaster risk.
The website includes detailed information on ProVention's current
activities and resources, such as a toolbox for risk assessment, guidance
on mainstreaming risk reduction into development planning, lessons
learned on recovery and analysis of private sector engagement and
risk transfer solutions. See: www.proventionconsortium.org |
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