Bangladesh. Cyclone Roanu: Lessons and implications (Pauline Tamesis, South Asia Monitor)

Once again, Bangladesh has demonstrated its resilience to disasters, as global leaders meet, in Istanbul this week, for the UN World Humanitarian Summit.On Saturday afternoon, cyclone Roanu left 24 people dead, and damaged nearly 140,000 homes, in 15 districts. The impact could have been much greater given the chronic vulnerability of the population

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