Vanuatu gets state-of-the-art disaster warning facility

Vanuatu gets state-of-the-art disaster warning facility

24 NOVEMBER 2013

The World Bank says a new disaster early warning centre in Vanuatu is just one of a number of measures being taken to help the Pacific cope better with the threat of natural disasters.

The state-of-the-art facility, just opened in Port Vila, comes after analysis showing Vanuatu is the Pacific country that suffers the greatest economic impact from natural disasters as the World Bank’s Pacific country director, Franz Drees-Gross, explains.

 

Read more at Radio New Zealand International: http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=80791

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