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relief versus development  

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  • Saving lives is the aim of the relief phase of risk management, and starts in the immediate aftermath of a disaster event. Development is a long-term process most often portraying economic or social progress toward an optimum level. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief; Relief versus Development]

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