1. Think Small to Weather Big Storms.
- Author
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HILL, ALICE
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MASS casualties , *EMERGENCY management , *EARTHQUAKES , *NATURAL disasters , *ECONOMIC impact , *HISTORY , *SAFETY , *CONFERENCES & conventions - Abstract
The article talks about the necessity of disaster preparedness as disasters increase both in impact and complexity, citing the disaster preparedness of Japan after the earthquake of 1923 which caused the death of more than 140,000 people. Topics discussed include the U.N. World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction which was hosted by Japan and which led to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, and experts stating that 2017 saw the biggest economic loss from natural disasters recorded in a single year.
- Published
- 2018