15 February 2008

Namibia: how disasters affect development

Source(s): New Era Publications Corporation

photo by Rui Ornelas under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 copyright

In Namibia, a call for taking adequate preventive measures against landslide risk and implementing strong chains of disaster education. "Disasters...are becoming more and more severe in the world. Population expansion and rapid industrialization are the main reasons."

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Hazards Landslide

Themes Capacity development Education and school safety

Country and region Namibia

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