(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) This issue is well known in Quito, as Ecuador was painfully hit by a M 7.8 earthquake on 16 April 2016, causing more than 600 casualties. Homes and livelihoods were also lost. Today, more than 90% of the population living in earthquake-prone regions are living and working in informal buildings, which are more vulnerable to natural disasters. In...
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