Mange store asiatiske byer i vækst ligger i udsatte lavtliggende eller jordskælvstruede områder. Skaderne efter naturkatastrofer i storbyer er ekstra alvorlige på grund af den store befolkningstæthed og rollen som økonomisk primus motor. Derfor er det vigtigt at forberede byerne til mulige katastrofer skriver IRIN News i forbindelse med den internationale dag for katastrofereduktion (International Day for Disaster Reduction) d. 13. oktober.
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BANGKOK, 12 October 2010 (IRIN): The UN’s 2010-2011 campaign theme, Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready, seeks to convince city leaders and local governments around the world to work with grassroots networks and national authorities to boost their cities’ resilience, including providing homeowners with incentives to reduce their exposure to disasters, improve school and hospital safety and invest in flood drainage.
Experts say this is important for the Asian region where many fast-growing, high-density settlements exist in low-lying, flood-prone areas or on earthquake fault-lines.
“If you don’t keep up the administration, for example, if you have land codes but don’t enforce them, the risk of destruction and human and economic exposure is that much higher,” Jerry Velasquez, senior regional coordinator with the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) told IRIN.
Læs mere her: http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=90748
Læs mere om den internationale dag for katastrofereduktion (International Day for Disaster Reduction) her: http://www.unisdr.org/eng/public_aware/world_camp/2010/
