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100			_aSims, Holly
245			_aPopular mobilization and disaster management in Cuba
260			_c2002
300			_ap.389-400.
362			_aDec
520			_aCuba has effectively implemented a system of popular mobilization and education to prepare people for such natural disasters as hurricanes. Compliance with evacuation orders is impressive. Top priority is attached to saving lives. The country's acclaimed programme accounts for the limited toll of Hurricane Michelle in November 2001, which was the most powerful storm since 1944. Five Cubans died in the storm, which wreaked havoc in Jamaica, Honduras, and Icaragua. This article reviews recent Cuban experience in disaster preparedness, which was achieved despite material scarcity. Since the prestigious Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns of increased susceptibility to disasters in future - Reproduced.
650			_aDisasters - Cuba
650			_aDisaster prevention
700			_aVolgelmann, Kevin
773			_aPublic Administration and Development
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