Disaster risk governance in Africa: A retrospective assessment of progress in against the hyogo framework for action (2000-2012)

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 397-416

  Van Niekerk, Dewald ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Assessment; Disaster risk governance; HFA; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929736996     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/DPM-08-2014-0168     Document Type: Article

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