Disaster Response and Rural Development

　　1．Research Background and Issues　　This study is basically based on the following background:first,the disasters and its risk status;second,the consequence of disasters;third,the relationship between disaster and poverty;Fourth therelationship between disaster risk management and poverty reduction．　　Firstly'the global is entering into a period when natural disastershappen frequently．When coming to twenty-first century,particularly inrecent years,natural disasters frequently occurred around the world．Avariety of signs indicate that the world has entered the period of frequentoccurrence of natural disasters．The potential environment risk whichhuman society faces is considerably serious． The continuouslyemergence of new types of disasters,disaster losses'and all theseseverely threaten every country and region in the world．Especially thenearly unpredictable disasters triggered by climate changes make theorigina!fragile surviving situation more severe．Disaster problem hasbeen a significant global issue which attracts extensive attention Ofworldwide in current society．　　Secondly,disasters!ead to tremendous and far-reaching economiCand social 10sses．The frequent occurrence of natural disasters not 0nlvseriously threatens people'S lives and health, damages people'Sproduction and living order and destructs existing resources andenvironment,but also affects the social development and progress．What is worse,it even 1cads to the destruction of civilization．BeCauSeof the complexity and diversity of topography,China has always been acountry with frequent occurrence of natural disasters． which ischaracterized by,high frequency,wide distribution and great losses．①Particularly,earthquake disasters and corresponding secondary hazardswhich features sudden,extensive and strong destructiveness in thelatest few years gave rise to substantial property damage and casualties．It brought immense and profound 10SS to economic and s.Cialdevelopment and especially exert far-reaching influence on sustainabledevelopment and property relief efforts of poverty-stricken areas.　　Thirdly'disaster has a high degree of correlation with poverty．The occurrence causes of several maj or natural disasters and subsequentcoping strategies adopted shows disaster and poverty have a high degreeof correlation at two levels of practice and policy framework．First ofall' the enormous destruCtiveneSs reduced disaster,striCken areas andvictims into poverty status or the edge of poverty．　　……