Interview between Bruno Haghebaert and Ian Davis concerning the early days of disaster risk reduction 1970–2000

Abstract

PurposeThe interview documents early days in the field of disaster risk reduction.Design/methodology/approachThe transcript and video were developed in the context of a United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) project on the History of DRR.FindingsThe transcript presents important developments during the 1980s with valuable lessons about risk reduction.Originality/valueIt takes the readers on a history of the journey of DRR over three decades.