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Albania
is vulnerable to a range of disasters, and like several countries
in the region, the greatest single disaster threat is that of
severe earthquake. In addition, records indicate there is a typical
risk across Albania of small-scale disasters related to floods,
landslides, forest fires, and snowstorms. Nearly 30 percent of
Albanians live below the poverty line of 2 US$ per capita a day.
Poor infrastructure and public services, an insufficiently regulated
building boom, poor watershed management and a range of other
environmental factors compound the vulnerability of the population
to disasters. |
