E + D
Environment & Disasters

he impacts of disasters, whether natural or man-made, not only have human dimensions, but environmental ones as well. Environmental conditions may exacerbate the impact of a disaster, and vice versa, disasters have an impact on the environment. Deforestation, forest management practices, agriculture systems etc. can exacerbate the negative environmental impacts of a storm or typhoon, leading to landslides, flooding, silting and ground/surface water contamination.

This special feature of GDRC's programme on Urban Environmental Management explores the cyclical and intrinsic linkages between good (or bad) environmental management on one hand, and disaster prevention and mitigation on the other.

• Introduction to Environment and Disasters
• Cyclical Interlinkages of disasters and the Environment
• Environmental Vulnerability and Disaster Risk Reduction
• The Indian Ocean Tsunami and its Environmental Impacts
• A sample of the cyclical interrelationships of disasters and the environment
• The Precautionary Principle and CBDM
• An Overview of Tools for Integrating Environment Management and Disaster Risk Reduction
• Pre- and Post-Disaster Management: Environmental Management Tools to Reduce Disaster Risks
• Disaster Waste Management: Lessons Learnt from Banda Aceh, Indonesia