Experts should take note of local knowledge and beliefs when making plans about how to help people in vulnerable regions cope with the impacts of climate change. (sciencedaily.com)
In many of the world's most vulnerable regions, construction is being done with no input from an engineer. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
And the long - term rise in the costs of global disasters is probably due mainly to socio - economic changes, such as population growth and development in vulnerable regions. (scientificamerican.com)