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The Great Tsunami of 2004: Short Term Costs and Long Term Implications

The symposium will focus on the dimensions of the tragedy, including its impact on the local infrastructure and its economic and social costs, the impact at the household level on such things as health and poverty, and the medium- and long-term socio-political impact on the region.
Sponsor The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, South Asia Program* and Southeast Asia Program* *National Resource Centers of the U. S. Department of Education
Date
Time 4:00PM -to- 6:30PM
Location Uris Hall Auditorium
URL Website available, click here
Speakers Rizal Sukma (Director of Studies, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Notes: Research interests are Southeast Asian security issues, Indonesian defense and foreign policy, and domestic political change in Indonesia.

Neil DeVotta (Assistant Professor of Political Science, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY)
Notes: Areas of focus are ethnicity and nationalism, ethnic conflict resolution, democratic transitions, and the security and politics of South Asia.

Philip Liu (Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University)
Notes: Research focus is on developing a better understanding of the characteristics of ocean-wave climates and the way that waves interact with coastlines and coastal structures.
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 The Great Tsunami of 2004 (Poster/Flyer)
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For more information on this event contact:
Brigid Shipman
5-8933
bms2@cornell.edu

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