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USOI Landslide Dam and Lake Sarez

An Assessment of Hazard and Risk in the Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan

Series: ISDR Prevention Series
( Print: October 2000 )

Lake Sarez, which is located in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan, was created in 1911. A massive landslide, triggered by an earthquake, blocked the Murgab River valley, creating a natural dam, which...

Lake Sarez, which is located in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan, was created in 1911. A massive landslide, triggered by an earthquake, blocked the Murgab River valley, creating a natural dam, which...


Poverty in Western Asia

A Social Perspective

Series: Eradicating Poverty Studies
( Print: October 1996 )

A new study which provides an invaluable poverty profile of the region, with information on the extent, the nature and the causes of poverty. Focusing on the social dimensions of the problem, the...

A new study which provides an invaluable poverty profile of the region, with information on the extent, the nature and the causes of poverty. Focusing on the social dimensions of the problem, the...