Since 1990, more than 10,700 disasters have affected over six billion people worldwide. Floods and storms, which have been exacerbated by climate change, top the list and account for 42 per cent of the total.
Since 1990, more than 10,700 disasters have affected over six billion people worldwide, according to data from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Floods and storms, which have been exacerbated by climate change, top the list of disasters and account for 42 per cent of the total. This lack of preparedness comes even as the international community is quick to mobilise after disasters like the recent earthquake in Turkiye and Syria, he added. The report additionally drew attention to resource allocation issues. For example, only 5.2 per cent of aid for developing countries for disaster response between 2011 and 2022 was dedicated to risk reduction. The rest was allocated to relief and post-disaster reconstruction.
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