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The Year of Recurring Disasters

March 2013, Elizabeth Ferris, Daniel Petz and Chareen Stark

Elizabeth Ferris, Daniel Petz and Chareen Stark discuss the parallels between the natural disasters of 2011 and 2012, arguing that better national policies, solutions for the displaced and responses to early warning systems are needed to decrease levels of devastation.

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