Page 1 of 8 DISASTER RISK MITIGATION AND PREPAREDNESS Introduction The Yokohama message emanating from the international decade for natural disaster reduction i

Page 1 of 8 DISASTER RISK MITIGATION AND PREPAREDNESS Introduction The Yokohama message emanating from the international decade for natural disaster reduction in May 1994 underlined the need for an emphatic shift in the strategy for disaster mitigation. It was inter-alia stressed that disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness and relief are four elements which contribute to and gain, from the (Extractive summary — verify with official source.)