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3 - Vulnerabilities Amplified

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 June 2023

Laurence L. Delina
Laurence L. Delina
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Summary

The pandemic, coupled with weather extremes and the possibility of violent global conflicts, evokes the wicked nature of contemporary human challenges. These cascading risks reveal the true character of the social fabric and expose its frailties. With vulnerabilities amplified, we are catapulted to a world of miseries.

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typhoonsriskwildfiresrefugeesfat-tailed eventsinequalityhuman rights
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COVID and Climate Emergencies in the Majority World
Confronting Cascading Crises in the Age of Consequences
 , pp. 19 - 25
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Vulnerabilities Amplified
  • Laurence L. Delina, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Book: COVID and Climate Emergencies in the Majority World
  • Online publication: 22 June 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108974455.004
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  • Vulnerabilities Amplified
  • Laurence L. Delina, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Book: COVID and Climate Emergencies in the Majority World
  • Online publication: 22 June 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108974455.004
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  • Vulnerabilities Amplified
  • Laurence L. Delina, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Book: COVID and Climate Emergencies in the Majority World
  • Online publication: 22 June 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108974455.004
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