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Colombia: Volcanic Eruption - Nov 1985

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The volcano that changed the course of disaster risk management

The catastrophe in Colombia 30 years ago saw the introduction in 1989 of the National System for the Prevention of Disasters, which not only embraced improved disaster management but also disaster risk reduction as a policy.

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