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Past disasters have been well studied, but the challenge of using the findings to improve the management of future events remains a daunting task. This paper argues that there are new and complex disasters of which the state itself has become the main source, as reflected in the Horn of Africa. This region is characterised by increasing vulnerability owing to the alarming decline of democracy and...
More than thirty years after the catastrophic eruption of a nearby volcano, Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), provides evidence of how complex and difficult it is to implement a ‘build back better’ approach to disaster recovery. The history of Goma and the series of conflicts and other crises its residents have suffered provide the context for understanding these complexities and difficulties...
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