Children in disasters: the role of household preparedness

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12 Aug 2016

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Ilona McNeill Conference Poster 2016
Ilona McNeill Conference Poster 2016

Children form a vulnerable demographic in both the response and recovery phases of natural disasters

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Key Topics

infrastructure
resilience

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Dr Ilona McNeill
Researcher
ilona.mcneill@uwa.edu.au
Prof Kevin Ronan
Researcher
k.ronan@cqu.edu.au

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