Intact mangroves could have reduced Nargis damage
15 May 2008
Destruction of mangroves has exposed coastal communities to cyclone....
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- 'What we are seeing in every urban earthquake is a result of mostly avoidable errors.'...
15 May 2008
An interview with Fouad Bendimerad, Chairman of the Board, Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative (EMI)....
- Poorly constructed buildings kill people during earthquakes
16 May 2008
'There are still too many poorly designed and constructed buildings in earthquake-prone areas, and too many people dying because of it' says Salvano Briceņo, Director, UN/ISDR secretariat...
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On lessons learned from earthquakes in Japan.
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