Documents. 1  Yokohama Strategy and Plan of Action for a Safer World: guidelines for natural disaster prevention, preparedness and mitigation. 2  Report of the World Conference on Disaster Reduction Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, 18â22 January 2005 in PDF format. 3  Timetable for Kobe conference in PDF format.
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