Press citations

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Lessons from El Salvador’s tragedy 20/01/2001 The Economist - Tecla S.
Catastrophe theory. p.4 13/05/1995 The Economist - Unknown
Natural Disasters: A rising tide 15/01/2008 The Economist Newspaper
Economic Cost of Haiti Quake Could Reach $14 Billion 18/02/2010 The Epoch Time
International flooding project sets up camp in Tewkesbury 22/01/2009 The Gloucestershire Echo Newspaper
Suffering lost in a numbers game 29/04/2008 The Guardian
Number of people killed in disasters falling 31/01/2007 The Guardian UK
U.N. disaster report shows fewer deaths 29/01/2007 The Hinesberg Journal
Not more quakes, just more people in quake zones 08/03/2010 The Houston Chronicle
Not more quakes, just more people in quake zones 08/03/2010 The Huffington Post
Earthquakes are worst disaster of the decade 01/02/2010 The Institute of Commercial Management (ICM)
Natural disasters kill 7,000, cause $19b losses 15/12/2009 The Jakarta Post
Economic consequences of catastrophes triggered by natural hazard, Report 143. 01/02/2003 The John E. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center, Department of Civil and Environmental Eng., Stanford University - Murlidharan T.L, Shah H.
What in the world is happening out there?. p.6 22/09/1999 The Mirror - Pildtich D.
Volgens Belgish onderzoekster Debby Guha-Sapir is mens kwetsbaarder voor natuurgeweld “We moeten helemaal anders leren reageren op rampen” 27/12/2005 The Morgen - Justaert M.
Aid to Pak flood victims slow 07/09/2010 The New Nation - Bangladesh's Indp. News Source
Gore Pulls Slide of Disaster Trends 24/02/2009 The New York Times
Congo’s Death Rate Unchanged Since War Ended 23/01/2008 The New York Times
U.S. Troops Patrol Haiti, Filling a Void 19/01/2010 The New York Times
Asia tops disaster deaths in 2006, Europe up - report 30/01/2007 The New Zealand Herald
Study shows most deaths in Darfur war from disease 23/01/2010 The Oakland Tribune
EU member states urged to act on storms and floods 05/03/2009 The Parliament
Many factors behind Haiti's disaster record 14/01/2010 The Philadelphia Inquirer
Why Haiti keeps getting hammered by disasters 14/01/2010 The Sacramento Bee
Oxfam predicts millions more victims of climate 21/04/2009 The Sidney Morning Herald
Listening, talking key factors in rebuilding Haiti 22/01/2010 The Standard
Asia tops disaster deaths in 2006, Europe rate up 30/01/2007 The star - online
Asia joins hands to control natural disasters 26/08/2010 The Voive of Vietnam News
U.N. disaster report shows fewer deaths 29/01/2007 The Washington Post
Study shows most deaths in Darfur war from disease 23/01/2010 The Washington Post
WMO celebrates 60 yr of service to human safety. 08/04/2010 Thomas Net
Eighty percent of Darfur conflict deaths due to disease 21/01/2010 Thomson Reuters
GLOBAL: Earthquakes - the decade's deadliest killer 28/01/2010 Thomson Reuters
Humanitarian aid down 11 pct in 2009, role of financial crisis unclear - report 14/07/2010 Thomson Reuters - AlertNet
Natural disasters cost China $110 billion in 2008 22/01/2009 Thomson Reuters Foundation
MIDDLE EAST: Uphill struggle boosting disasters risk reduction efforts 22/05/2009 Thomson Reuters Foundation
In Brief: Climate-related disasters force 20 million out of homes in 2008 23/09/2009 Thomson Reuters Foundation
Ambiente: Onu; nel 2007 aumentate alluvioni, Asia più colpita 18/01/2008 Ticino News
Why Iceland's Minor Volcano Is Causing Major Disruptions 16/04/2010 TIME
Myth busters 24/02/2008 Times of India New Delhi
L'Asie la plus touchée par les catastrophes, l'Europe vulnérable 30/01/2008 Top Info Chretien
Why Haiti keeps getting hammered by disasters 13/01/2010 Townhall.com
Eighty percent of Darfur conflict deaths due to disease 22/01/2010 Trend
Most war deaths are due to infectious disease 12/02/2010 TropIKA - Tropical Diseases Research to Foster Innovation & Knowledge Application
Why Have Natural Disasters Increased? 03/03/2010 Trumpet.com
Hittedoden bezorgen Nederland hoge plaats in ramplijst. 30/06/2006 Uitvaart Media
African nations meet to boost disaster risk reduction at UN-backed forum 14/04/2010 UN News centre
Disasters of 2005 not completely “natural”, UN health agency says. 01/01/2006 UN News Service
254 million people affected by natural hazards in 2003: Figures on the rise. 16/09/2004 UN/ISDR Press Release - Leoni B.
Greenpeace Magazin 30/01/2006 UN: Überschwemmungen und Dürren nehmen zu.