Have you ever thought why catastrophes caused by natural events are more destructive in developing countries? An example? See the table below that compares the human impact (i.e., people killed or requiring immediate assistance during a period of emergency, that is requiring basic survival needs such as food, water, shelter, sanitation and immediate medical assistance) [...]
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Who’s getting the worst of natural disasters?
Posted in Economic Development, Natural Disasters, tagged disasters in poor countries, India, Mexico, Natural Disasters, natural disasters and economic development, United States, victims of natural disasters on 04/10/2008 | Leave a Comment »
Are natural disasters increasing?
Posted in Natural Disasters, tagged developing countries, Natural Disasters, natural disasters and economic development on 11/09/2008 | Leave a Comment »
According to the International Emergency Disasters Database and the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction , the frequency, duration and magnitude of natural hazards have increased over the last 40 years. For example, the UNDP (2004) reports that annual economic losses associated with natural disasters averaged 75.5 USD billion in the 1960s, 138.4 USD billion in [...]
