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Preventing Disasters in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities for Translating Global Visions into Local Practices

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European Civil Security Governance

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At the end of the 20th century, the UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, noted in his annual report: ‘political and organizational cultures and practices remain orientated far more towards reaction than prevention’ (1999, p. 6). This, he insisted, had to be changed. There was a need for a ‘transition from a culture of reaction to a culture of prevention’ (Annan, 1999, p. 7). This statement came at the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a global framework agreement designed to increase awareness on the need to reduce risk from natural hazards.

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  1. Europa Universität Viadrina, Germany

    Raphael Bossong

  2. Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy, University of Hamburg, Germany

    Hendrik Hegemann

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Hollis, S. (2015). Preventing Disasters in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities for Translating Global Visions into Local Practices. In: Bossong, R., Hegemann, H. (eds) European Civil Security Governance. New Security Challenges Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137481115_6

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