Landslides: Global Risk Preparedness
by Kyoji Sassa /
2012 / English / PDF
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This book presents the global landslide risk preparedness
implemented through the International Programme on Landslides
(IPL). IPL was initiated by the International Consortium on
Landslides (ICL) in 2002, and developed to a joint international
programme by the IPL Global Promotion Committee (UNESCO, WMO, FAO,
UNISDR, UNU, ICSU and WFEO as well as ICL) through the 2006 Tokyo
Action Plan. The materials consists of four parts: Outline of the
International Programme on Landslides & IPL Global Promotion
Committee; Achievements of major IPL projects in research and
capacity building; World Centres of Excellence on Landslide Risk
Reduction (WCoEs) and Landslide School Network; Key documents of
IPL and ICL including Tokyo Action Plan, Application of ICL, IPL
Projects, WCoEs and Landslide School Network
This book presents the global landslide risk preparedness
implemented through the International Programme on Landslides
(IPL). IPL was initiated by the International Consortium on
Landslides (ICL) in 2002, and developed to a joint international
programme by the IPL Global Promotion Committee (UNESCO, WMO, FAO,
UNISDR, UNU, ICSU and WFEO as well as ICL) through the 2006 Tokyo
Action Plan. The materials consists of four parts: Outline of the
International Programme on Landslides & IPL Global Promotion
Committee; Achievements of major IPL projects in research and
capacity building; World Centres of Excellence on Landslide Risk
Reduction (WCoEs) and Landslide School Network; Key documents of
IPL and ICL including Tokyo Action Plan, Application of ICL, IPL
Projects, WCoEs and Landslide School Network
