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IDNDR Informs - No. 13

Newsletter for Latin America and the Caribbean Issue No. 13, 1998

International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction

Information - Natural disaster reduction begins with information

IDNDR Informs - A newsletter for Latin America and the Caribbean, is produced by the Regional Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) Secretariat in Geneva. The information and opinions included in this newsletter do not necessarily reflect the policies of the Secretariat.

Credits
Editor: Helena Molin Valdés, IDNDR
General Production: Margarita Villalobos
Graphic Design: Mario Barrantes
Cover Illustration: Mario Barrantes
Translation: Hermann Steffen
Photos: A. Poveda, C. Herridge
Printing: Prolista, Costa Rica

The printing of this issue of IDNDR Informs was made possible thanks to the support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).

For any information regarding this or other topics dealt with in this Bulletin, please contact the IDNDR Secretariat:

Philippe Boulle, Director
IDNDR Secretariat,
United Nations Office at Geneva
Palais des Nations, CH 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Tel: (41 22) 740-0377, 798-6894, fax: (41 22) 733-8695
email: idndr@dha.unicc.org

Regional Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean, IDNDR Seretariat
P.O. Box 3745-1000 San Jose, Costa Rica
Tel: (506)257-2141/255-1926, fax: (506)257-2139
Email: hmolin@undpcos.nu.or.cr

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