Early warning systems do save lives

As hurricane Dean is heading toward Belize and the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, the ISDR secretariat recalls that early warnings systems are the most efficient systems to save lives against disasters and need to be further implemented at local levels.
Date:
21 Aug 2007
Sources:
  • United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

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Media
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Americas
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