Channel: What makes it tick?

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Description: Does it matter whether you are rich or poor when disaster strikes? Does where you live give you less vulnerability against a heatwave, hurricane, flood or volcanic eruption? In the latest episode of his series, The Science of Disasters, Professor Ilan Kelman explains why poverty breeds vulnerability. Find out more: Ilan Kelman - ucl.ac.uk/risk-disaster-reduction/people/dr-ilan-kelman and ilankelman.org Assessing the Relationship between Natural Hazards and Poverty, United Nations Development Programme - undp.org/content/dam/rbap/docs/Research%20&%20Publications/CPR/RBAP-CPR-2009-Natural-Hazards-n-Poverty-Proposal.pdf This series was produced with our partner Pint of Science! Find out more: pintofscience.com WHAT MAKES IT TICK? We want to bring European science & tech to the world. Why do things work the way they do? How has science & technology made in Europe changed the world? Join our community of science and tech lovers to find out. We all want to know how we got where we are today and where we go from here. The answers to these questions form a big jigsaw puzzle. With our stories on European science and tech, we want to help piece it together one video at a time. This channel is a part of our commitment to making the world a better place by sharing knowledge, stimulating critical thinking and spreading the word about amazing European science, technology and groundbreaking innovations. We release new videos every week – subscribe here: youtube.com/channel/UCqw2bfeQMVzyHsUSblohMdw?sub_confirmation=1 Connect with us: Facebook facebook.com/HuaweiTechEurope Twitter twitter.com/HuaweiEU Visit our website: What makes it tick huawei.eu/wmit Huawei Europe huawei.eu HELP US IMPROVE! Suggest a topic: info@huawei.eu