The United Nations designated the period between 1990-1999 as the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR). Under the umbrella of IDNDR, experts from many fields began to shape the global framework for disaster risks and their management. Of particular relevance was the introduction of several concepts related to disaster-risk, including hazard, vulnerability, exposure, and risk; as well as the need to reduce disaster-risks for a more sustainable development of communities worldwide.
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The increasing spate of disasters have continued to generate global concerns as many lives are being affected, communities devastated and environments negatively impacted. These have been largely blamed on global warming that is responsible for climate change, which is caused by increased concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This is mostly attributed to human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation and farming. Climate change is the cause of erratic weather with consequences of unusual and excessive rains, low rainfall, drought, rise in sea level and the likes in many locations, exposing the people and environment to unexpected dangers. The effects of other human induced disasters such as urban flooding that often result from blocked drainages and unplanned settlements, technological accidents and poor waste management are also too glaring to be ignored.
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