An expected, 8,000 people will take part next week (March 14-18) in an historic World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan. It’s a fitting location; this month marks the four-year anniversary since the Fukushima nuclear meltdown reminded the world of the threat posed by technological disaster. According to the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, more than 1,000 technological disasters have been reported worldwide since 2010. Read more at http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com
