IMPORTANT ABBREVIATIONS

IRCD- International Research Committee on Disasters
HFA- Hyogo Framework for Action
WCDR-World Conference on Disaster Reduction
TIEMS- The International Emergency Management System
UNISDR- United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
IDNDR- International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
UNDRO- United Nations Disaster Relief Organization
IDRC- International Disaster and Risk Conferences