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In late December 2006, widespread flooding struck eastern and central Aceh and parts of neighboring North Sumatra province. Seven Acehnese districts were affected: Aceh Tamiang, Aceh Timur,...
Contents: Intensity of the DisasterStrategies Adopted by the StateAchievementsLessons Learned
The Action Plan for National Recovery and Development of Haiti that we are presenting to our part-ners in the international community indicates the requirements to be fulfilled so that the...
The housing crisis in Haiti constitutes a grave violation of human rights. A majority of Haitians live in overpopulated urban centers, shanty towns or under-developed villages that failto meet...
A failure to address environmental risks and insufficient inclusion of environmental considerations in relief operations can undermine the relief process, causing additional loss of life,...
Urban planning is viewed as one of the measures to reduce the risk of disaster. Applications of principles & techniques of modern urban planning, good governance and legislative controls can...
With increasing urbanisation, cities in the developing world are growing both in population and area. At least a billion people worldwide live in slums. They are forced to accept dangerous and...
Resiliency means springing back into normalcy after being stretched. Climatic resiliency of Indian cities are gradually becoming distant-goal to reach. Reason being the some of the climatic...
Availability of modern transit system reflects the image of the society but occurrence of natural disasters states significant, preventable planning and management failures. The transportation...
