Science-policy interface for disaster risk management in India: Toward an enabling environment

Current Science

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-45

  Patra, Jyotiraj ^a   Kantariya, Komal ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority   (India)

Author keywords

Disaster management; Enabling environment; Natural hazards; Science policy interface

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904011414     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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