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Haiti: has there been progress in disaster reduction since the last big earthquake?

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

The 14 th August 2021 magnitude 7.2 For example, in the 2008 hurricane season, four named storms arrived. In mid-2021, 40 districts are currently enduring a crisis of food availability, and 130,000 children are suffering from acute malnutrition. million), but in mid-August 2021 only 0.1% Public Affairs, New York, 443 pp.

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