United States of America

The Committee on International Disaster Assistance (CIDA) of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences will issue a report in April 1979 entitled: "Assessing International Disaster Needs." The report, prepared by a multidisciplinary group of international experts in disaster assessment, will analyze the information required to assess damages and needs. In addition, this group will review the different methods of evaluation, from field surveys to remote sensing by satellites. The Committee on Socio-Economic Effects of Earthquake Prediction of the Commission of Socio-Technical Systems will shortly issue a report entitled "A program of study on the socio-economic effects of earthquake prediction". Copies of the reports may be ordered from the Office of Publications, National Academy of Sciences, Committee on International Disaster Assistance, 2101 Constitution Ave., Washington, D.C. 20418, U.S.A.