Sa'anapu - Building resilience to natural disasters

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Title

Sa'anapu - Building resilience to natural disasters

Content partner

NIWA

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NIWA YouTube

Description

The coastal Samoan village of Sa'anapu has been ravaged by cyclones and tsunamis in recent years. Now plans are being developed to improve the community's resilience to natural disasters, including moving living areas away from the coast and developing a multi-purpose emergency shelter within existing cultural and environmental values. NIWA is working closely with village elders, Bonnifait+Giesen Architects and the Samoan government on this unique project which combines science, architecture ...

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Video

URL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv3vyClhPdw&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Related subjects

cyclone / tsunami / samoa / saanapu / pacific / niwa / sea level rise

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