We must stop calling these events ‘natural’ disasters...

Science tells us that climate change and the warming of the oceans will mean more intense tropical storms; more destructive events such as super typhoon Haiyan will be the new norm.

 

Super typhoon Haiyan has shown that a stronger post-2015 international agreement on disaster risk is needed to reduce both the vulnerability and exposure of people and assets.

 

Learn about the 2013 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction: From Shared Risk to Shared Value: the Business Case for Disaster Risk Reduction

www.preventionweb.net/english/hyogo/gar/2013/en/home/inde...

 

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