Search Search by Topic -----select topic----- All War & Conflict Sustainable Development Poor & Rich Food & Hunger Others Technology & Poverty Trade & Poverty Labour Disaster & Poverty   Search by Resource Type ----- select category ---- All Article Teaching Plan Education CD Activity Guide Video Exhibition Board Powerpoint Website Publication Online Video Game   Search by Keyword article search result Training Course on Relief Work on Disaster This article discusses the principle and methods of relief work on disasters, including basic knowledge of relief work and disaster management. Disaster & Poverty: The Case of Floods in Bangladesh This article analyses the relationship between disasters and poverty, and uses the case of floods in Bangladesh to demonstrate the fact that poor people are the most affected by disasters. Definition of Disaster This article discusses the causes and definition of disaster from two aspects: hazards and vulnerability to disaster. It argues that hazards alone would not lead to disasters. Disasters are in fact caused by the co-existence of hazards and the vulnerability of affected communities. Figures and the trend of worldwide disasters This article introduces the current situation and trend of worldwide disasters from two aspects: distribution of disasters and number of victims. Copyright © Oxfam Hong Kong