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Improving Disaster Management


man with mobile phone after earthquake in Sichuan, China

A man uses his mobile phone's camera to document the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated the city of Dujiangyan, in the province of Sichuan, China, on May 12, 2008.

Photograph by Nick Kozak

Social networking, sophisticated imaging, and dual-use technologies promise improved disaster management, but they must be adopted by governments and aid agencies if more lives are to be saved in the wake of crises.

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