Posts Tagged ‘disaster response’
Preparing for Hurricanes from Forecast to Aftermath
As hurricane season barrels into Latin America and the Caribbean each June, communities across the region brace for impact. With an average of 14 named storms, seven hurricanes, and three major hurricanes of Category 3 strength or higher each year, the threat is real — even if not every storm makes landfall. That’s why Global…
Read MoreDisaster Planning Pays Off in Northwest Syria
By Adile Sahin Originally from Hama, Asem has been displaced several times, like most Syrians, to escape the war at home. First forced to flee in 2012, he was displaced to the Idleb countryside, where he opened a hygiene materials shop. However, the village was later bombed by an air strike, during which Asem suffered…
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