Emergency and institutional crisis in Peru during El Nino 1982-1983.
Emergency and institutional crisis in Peru during El Nino 1982-1983.
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1982-1983 年厄尔尼诺期间秘鲁的紧急情况和体制危机。
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1985
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C. N. Cavledes
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C. N. Cavledes
From December 1982 through July 1983, Peru was plagued by disastrous consequences of El Nino/Southern Oscillation phenomenon. While the northern part of the country was devastated by torrential rains and floods, central Andean Peru endured landslides and flash floods, the southern Altiplano suffered a severe drought. Hazard preparedness was nonexistent, and official disaster relief uncoordinated and slow in coming. Administrative inefficiency magnified the stress upon the populations under disaster conditions. Provisions of disaster training from specialized international organizations is recommended as a preventive measure and as a policy to improve catastrophe-coping abilities in developing nations.