Gambia: Education Is Key to Disaster Risk Reduction - UNU Vice Rector

28 January 2015

Disaster risk management preparedness efforts should include education at different levels on risks prevention, coping and adaptation strategies.

This, according to Prof. Jakob Rhyner, the vice Rector of the United Nations University in Europe and Director of Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), would improve knowledge on risk management and cooperation from communities when disaster occurs.

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