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SLOW ONSET DISASTER [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Emergency Management
DEF

Situations in which the ability of people to acquire food and other necessities of life slowly declines to a point where survival is ultimately jeopardized.

OBS

Such situations are typically brought on by drought, crop failure, pest diseases, other forms of ecological disaster or neglect.

Key term(s)
  • slow onset disaster

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des urgences
DEF

Catastrophe le plus souvent d'origine naturelle, à début et évolution lents.

CONT

La sécheresse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de emergencias
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