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This remains one of the highest casualties from a natural disaster since recorded history.... This disaster prompted worldwide assistance to the countries affected with billions of dollars contributed to the country for aid relief.... Using methodology developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, the socio-economic and environmental impact of the disaster was measured, along with asset losses, output losses, and macroeconomic and fiscal effects....
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Literature review
This research paper "Positives and Negatives of War bonds During World War 2" could perfectly demonstrate that World War bonds are debt securities that are issued by a government during times of war mainly for the purpose of financing military operations.... This makes the individuals that purchase such bonds lenders of money to the issuing agency.... As a return for these loans, a certain amount of interest rate is fixed, although it is noticeable that the interest rate for these bonds is lower than of normal bonds....
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Research Paper
According to Herman Mehling, "A disaster recovery plan is a bit like car insurance; you don't realize its value until you're in an accident" (Mehling, 2007).... Most companies felt disaster recovery was an unnecessary investment because the management felt that they were safe from physical disasters.... Therefore organizations such as NIST have outlined several disaster recovery best practices in order to help companies implement a contingency plan....
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Essay
We closely look at the prevention and avoiding severe crisis due to disaster.... We should take every measure to protect human life in the face of a disaster.... Hurricane Katrina, that hit Louisiana in late August, proved to be a disaster on many levels.... After doing some research it was found that most victims of Katrina were either underinsured or not insured at all....
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Case Study
In almost every disaster which has afflicted the United States and other countries, the US military has been at the forefront of providing disaster relief and assistance.... The utilization of military disaster relief has not however been welcomed by some politicians, with most critics defining such relief as an ineffective use of military resources and as an interference with the civil liberties of citizens.... Others have been quick to point out however that providing disaster relief is not a waste of military resources and in fact is a necessary function of the US military, an adjunct to their peace and order function....
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Research Paper
To address the frequency and severity of the natural disaster and other aspects of climate change, BRAC has a programme that deals with issues of environment and climate change in which they rehabilitate and offer relief emergencies to the affected individuals.... he programmes by BRAC aimed at mental and physical rehabilitation by providing the locals with skills that enabled them to be self-sufficient and deal with the effect of the disaster.... In Bangladesh floods of 1987, BRAC in collaboration with DECC helped the community in the construction of 43 disaster-resilient houses to help in protecting people during any future disasters such as cyclone and floods....
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Essay
In the essay 'Ethical Principles on disaster Risk Reduction' the author defines disasters as a social phenomenon since they occur in the society and require response and management from government agencies, volunteers, and nongovernmental organizations that serve social needs.... The author states that the number of natural disasters is on the increase according to a report from the New England Journal of Medicine established and the International Strategy for disaster Reduction that established 83,000 deaths in 2003compared to 53,000 deaths in 1990 from natural disasters....
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Coursework
An earthquake is a geographical natural disaster or aspect of occurrence.... This report "The Wenchuan Earthquake" discusses geographical natural disasters.... In geography, the term earthquake also known as tremor is the perceptible shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from the sudden release of energy beneath the Earth's crust, and this creates seismic waves....
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Report