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language issues and barriers  

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  • Language is the primary vehicle for communicating information that allows individuals to make informed decisions across all phases of a disaster. The effectiveness of educational disaster preparedness materials, emergency response training curricula, emergency warnings, and post-disaster recovery services are all contingent upon information being conveyed in a linguistically appropriate format. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief; Language Issues and Barriers]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-WPRGD8K6-M

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