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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
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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...
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Making Cities Resilient Report 2012
My City is Getting Ready - A Global Snapshot of How Local Governments Reduce Disaster Risk
Series: Making Cities Resilient Report
( PDF: January 2013
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This report is a product of cities' and local governments' efforts to protect their cities and make them safer and productive places to live and work. Today, with more that half of the world's...
This report is a product of cities' and local governments' efforts to protect their cities and make them safer and productive places to live and work. Today, with more that half of the world's...
Poverty in Western Asia
A Social Perspective
Series: Eradicating Poverty Studies
( Print: October 1996
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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...