What are the potential consequences of not conducting environmental impact assessments when selecting reconstruction sites?
Exposes affected populations to additional health and natural threats.
May result in the selection of sites that are prone to flooding or other natural disasters.
May result in the destruction of important ecosystems.
May result in the destabilization of hillsides and mountains due to the extraction of raw materials.
May result in the loss of protection provided by ecosystems, such as forests, dunes, reefs, and river banks.
May result in the importation of large quantities of goods, increasing logistics and administrative problems.