Multilingual dictionary of abbreviations

Abbreviations related to the theme ‘Natural disasters’

Damage to nature from natural causes, natural disasters.

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Code

Meaning

Language

Themes and places

APFM

Associated Program on Flood Management

In English

CATTEL

Catastrophes Telluriques et Tsunami

In French

CDEMA
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (https://www.cdema.org/)
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is a regional inter-governmental agency for disaster management in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It was established as CDERA (Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency) so as to coordinate emergency response and relief efforts to participating states.

In English

CDERA

Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency

In English

CDM
Comprehensive Disaster Management
Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) is an integrated and proactive approach to disaster management which reduces the risk and loss associated with natural and technological hazards and the effects of climate change while enhancing sustainable development.

In English

CDMP

Caribbean Disaster Mitigation Project

In English

CEPREDENAC
Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de los Desastres Naturales en América Central

= CEPREDENAC | Centro de Coordenação para a Prevenção de Desastres Naturais na América Central | In Portuguese

In Spanish

CEPREDENAC
Centro de Coordenação para a Prevenção de Desastres Naturais na América Central

= CEPREDENAC (see above)

In Portuguese

CGSESE
Centre de Gestion de la Sécheresse pour l’Europe du Sud-Est

= DMCSEE | Drought Management Centre for South-Eastern Europe | In English

In French

CIRDN
Comité Interamericano para la Reducción de los Desastres Naturales

= IACNDR | Inter-American Committee on Natural Disaster Reduction | In English
= CIRDN | Comitê Interamericano sobre a Redução de Desastres Naturais | In Portuguese

In Spanish

CIRDN
Comitê Interamericano sobre a Redução de Desastres Naturais

= IACNDR (see above)

In Portuguese

CONASUR

Conseil National de Secours, d’Urgence et de Réhabilitation (www.conasur.gov.bf)

In French

DMCSEE
Drought Management Centre for South-Eastern Europe

= CGSESE, DMCSEE (see above)

In English

DPRI

Disaster Prevention Research Institute (https://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/)

In English

EXCIFF

European Exchange Circle on Flood Forecasting

In English

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency (https://www.fema.gov/)

In English

IACNDR
Inter-American Committee on Natural Disaster Reduction

= CIRDN, IACNDR (see above)

In English

IFM

Integrated Flood Management

In English

NHC

National Hurricane Center (https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/)

In English

NHESS

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

In English

OKUNHK
Oficejo de la Kunordiganto de la Unuiĝintaj Nacioj por Helpo kaze de Katastrofo

= UNDRO | Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator | In English

In Esperanto

SWEAT

Severe WEAther Threat

In English

UNDRO
Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator

The abbreviation UNDRO (Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator) includes the abbreviation UN (United Nations).

= OKUNHK, UNDRO (see above)

In English