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Island school learns DRR – Maldives

GDPC
November 2, 2013

Case study on how one island school is helping the community prepare for disaster after the 2004 Tsunami devastated their original settlement.

One in a series of video case studies created by the Global Network for Disaster Reduction.

GNDR, 2011.

Island school learns DRR – Maldives, Overview of GNDR video case studies
http://www.globalnetwork-dr.org/case-studies/advocacy-a-awareness-raising/article/201-maldives.html, http://www.globalnetwork-dr.org/case-studies.html

Topics

Public Awareness and Public Education

Country

Asia Pacific, Maldives

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