Towards Risk Sensitive Development
Published: May 30, 2015
Photo courtesy: Goonj
Future of disaster risk reduction will depend heavily on ensuring that all future development is risk-sensitive. The road network in Uttarakhand is a case in point that got washed away during the June 2013 flashfloods.
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