Thursday, 12 December 2013

菲災難省思(二) Local Red Cross fully mobilized


As the Philippines is listed by the World Bank as one of the nations most affected by climate change, the country previously established a new agency and passed new laws to deal with problems resulting from climate change. However, in the face of Typhoon Haiyan, all preparations were for naught. Thus, scholars suggested that fortifying each community and raising its emergency response awareness might be possibly a better solution.

菲律賓被世界銀行列為,全球氣候變遷受災國的國家之一,因此菲國早就已經針對氣候變遷受的相關問題,設定了新的部門,並制定新的法條,但是在海燕颱風面前,這些準備宛如不存在,對此學者建議,不如強化並提升每個社區的緊急應變能力,可能會更有效率。

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