SciDev.Net: Preparing for cyclones can save lives, but to save livelihoods nations must also help people adapt to cyclones’ impacts, says Saleemul Huq. Linking short-term disaster preparedness to longer-term strategies for adapting to climate change offer vulnerable parts of the developing world significant synergies. This is particularly true for countries affected by tropical cyclones. Although climate change will not necessarily lead to more cyclones forming, the evidence is now quite …