However having much of an industries end product and component suppliers in one geographic region makes the supply of these products vulnerable to natural as well as man made disasters.
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Yet, confidence is being destroyed by a lethal combination of natural and man-made disasters.
The economic losses from man-made disasters are just as real as those from natural disasters.
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In part, Mr Picou says, this is due to the nature of man-made disasters.
By now you should know whether you have the physical security required to prevent data loss, intrusion, or damage from natural or man-made disasters.
But some critics say the SEC needs to do more to ensure that exchanges and trading firms are prepared for natural and man-made disasters.
Jan Pronk, aid minister for the usually generous Dutch, said recently the donors could not be expected to go on paying for man-made disasters.
Natural and man-made disasters spur innovation in new technologies.
Yet as complexity increases, man-made disasters become regular.
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Mr Oettinger was outlining plans for the tests - ordered in the wake of Japan's Fukushima disaster - which are designed to see how Europe's nuclear facilities are able to withstand natural or man-made disasters.
Founded in 2000, Shelterbox has responded to just under 200 natural or man-made disasters in 75 countries, supplying aid to more than 600, 000 people, and delivers emergency shelter, warmth and dignity to people made homeless worldwide.
Much of the oil has dissipated from the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion that haunted the Gulf of Mexico last year, but one of the worst man-made disasters in US history is still taking its toll on tourism to the region.
In accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of humanitarian law, the World Conference on Human Rights further emphasizes the importance of and the need for humanitarian assistance to victims of all natural and man-made disasters.
In the last six months there have been natural disasters of epic proportion, but the worst disasters are man-made and causing self inflicted wounds.
Wise readers, even of The Economist, should never forget that there are lies, damned lies and statistics, and among the most damnable are those relating to disasters, whether natural or man-made.
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