Geophysicist aims to lower seismic risk in Haiti
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Chronicle of Higher Education, the
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on the the work of Purdue University geophysics professor Eric Purdue, co-chair of UNDP's Disaster Risk Reduction Task Force in Haiti. Calais is working with Haitian scientists, government officials, and aid workers to build a permanent national agency for seismic-risk reduction that will teach government officials how to prepare for earthquakes. He will also advise international investors and organizations like the World Bank on seismic risk.
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