In a report for Time, Brendan Brady describes the various risk mitigation activities that are being carried out in the Nepal, quoting NSET director Amod Dixit as saying: 'Here, the disaster-risk-reduction per dollar will have to be much lower than [it is in] California', referring to California as an earthquake preparedness model and the lack of resources in Nepal.
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