Abdelmageed Abu Alela‏‏

With the increasing frequency and potential for natural disasters, particularly earthquakes, the question of limiting the human losses and material damages associated with earthquakes is among the biggest challenges for countries. The 2022 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, held on October 13th, focused on early warning mechanisms and the need to increase awareness of their importance, given the current lack of such mechanisms. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has indicated that, in general, early warning systems cover no more than half the world’s countries.

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Asmaa El Safty‏‏

In the early dawn hours of February 6, a devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 on the Richter scale struck both Turkey and Syria. Its strength was such that it was felt in neighboring countries such as Lebanon, Iraq, and Egypt. Casualties are estimated in the thousands, to say nothing of the painful blow to the infrastructure of a number of cities located in northern Syria and southern Turkey. Earth-related natural disasters are not unusual in Turkey’s history: the country has experienced a number of devastating earthquakes, such as that of 23 October 2011, which had a magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter scale. But the strength and resulting destruction of the most recent earthquake raises a number of questions surrounding its causes and what policies can be followed to deal with this type of disaster.

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