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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

Myth 10: After disaster people will not make rational decisions and will therefore inevitably tend to do the wrong thing unless authority guides them. Myth 20: Field hospitals are particularly useful for treating people injured by sudden impact disasters. Myth 46: Disasters always happen to someone else. Men are better.

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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

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This is what, in the climate environment, the World Meteorological Organization and Disaster Management Agencies at national Government levels are doing. As you audit your emergency plans, you are likely to have identified areas for improvement. They are investing in data collection from spatial and hyper-local data.