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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 30/11/79Description: 157p., tables, figures, 20 annexes| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 350.754 NAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 005283924 |
Representatives from South Pacific countries attended a meeting on natural disaster prevention, preparedness, and rehabilitation, held in Suva. This document contains the meeting agenda, list of participants, and papers presented. These papers include: Volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, by R. Richmond; Tropical cyclones, by J. Gabites; The Meli experience: Red Cross in operation, by S. Douglas; Agricultural diversity and traditional knowledge as insurance against natural disasters, by R. Thamen; A description of the role of the League of Red Cross in disaster preparedness; Planning of telecommunications facilities for disaster situations, by the International Telecommunication Union; UNESCO paper on disaster warning systems; and country papers from Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and the Cook Islands
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