Heard you were out of hospital - bet you're glad (Judith was in for a few
days after Sonia was born but made sure she got out asap when Adam came).
You're right: can't explain it to non-parents. Look forward to seeing you
and Fraser before too long.
What are you doing reading work emails when you should be taking maternity
leave? (but thanks anyway for pointing it out)
take care
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Natural hazards and disasters
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Anna
McGuire
Sent: 02 December 2003 03:13 PM
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Subject: Re: 'An Operational Framework for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk
Reduction' - new Benfield Hazard Research Centre working paper
Hi John,
Am home now - got home last night.
Am completely blown away by Fraser. I wouldn't have understood before.
Anna
PS That link at the bottom may confuse some people as the end has been cut
off.
At 13:26 27/11/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>This new working paper bt Tom Mitchell introduces an operational Disaster
>Risk Reduction (DRR) Mainstreaming Framework for application at a national
>level. The paper argues a disaster risk reduction framework must be
>flexible enough to be modified through a participatory process and specific
>benchmarks or grades should be locally derived. Both the framework and the
>participatory process will help to generate political will and a sense of
>ownership, which are seen as vital to achieving disaster risk reduction
>gains. The paper also places the framework in the context of other similar
>initiatives and discusses the debates around definitions of 'disaster risk
>reduction' as a precursor to formulating a framework. The DRR Mainstreaming
>Framework is included in the body of the paper and is divided into four
>sections: Politics and Legislation, Policy, Knowledge, Practice. Overall
>there are 20 indicators with associated benchmarks, covering a broad range
>of disaster risk management issues. In conclusion, the paper calls for
>further testing of the DRR Mainstreaming Framework in diverse political,
>cultural and physical environments and also the need for building advocacy
>amongst academics, development organisations and governments.
>
>The paper can be downloaded from the Benfield Hazard Research Centre
website
>http://www.benfieldhrc.org/SiteRoot/disaster_studies/working_papers/working
p
>aper8.pdf
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