Dear All
On October 12th, the Boston Globe announced: 'Much is known today about ways
to protect buildings from earthquake damage, but doing so would be an
unachievable luxury in a nation where the gross domestic product was only
$2,200 per person in 2004'.
Is this true? Or are there low-cost ways of making buildings earthquake-safe
(either from scratch or retrofitting) in mountainous areas such as Kashmir
and right across the Himalayan belt? This will presumably be a vital issue
when it comes to reconstruction - as well as for other countries at risk in
the region.
Best regards
Jonathan Walter
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Jonathan Walter
Editor, World Disasters Report
c/o International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
South Asia Regional Delegation
C-1/35 Safdarjang Development Area
New Delhi-110 016, INDIA
Tel: +91 11 2685 8671
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