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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

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trillion in global economic losses,” according to a report conducted by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). Disaster risk is becoming systemic with one event overlapping and influencing another in ways that are testing our resilience to the limit,” Mizutori said. million lives, affecting 4.2

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Four Questions About the Covid-19 Pandemic

Emergency Planning

It is important to understand the relative nature of risk in geographical terms, with respect to the co-occurrence of different kinds of risk, and so as to prioritise risk management interventions. Emergency planning is an essential tool in the response to a pandemic. The response must be fair and equitable.

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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

Reality: Emergency response should have made a transition from a military activity to a fully civilian one. Myth 58: For every dollar [pound, euro, shekel] spent on disaster risk reduction, between four and 11 dollars are saved in damage and losses avoided. Reality: Cost-benefit ratios are largely a form of "urban myth".