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Displaying 2 of about 2 resultsThe International Day for Disaster Reduction raises the profile of disaster risk reduction, and encourages every citizen and government to take part in building more resilient communities and nations.
This year’s International Day for Disaster Reduction falls on the third anniversary of the massive 2005 South Asian Earthquake that devastated a whole…
Urban areas are central to the functioning of national economies and societies. They concentrate people, economic production, and decision-making institutions, but they can also result in a high concentration of vulnerability to climatic and geological hazards such as earthquakes, landslides, hurricanes and floods.
The highly urbanized nations of the…