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Disasters – from earthquakes and storms to floods and droughts – kill approximately 40,000 to 50,000 people per year. This is the average over the last few decades. While that’s a relatively small fraction of all deaths globally, disasters can have much larger impacts on specific populations.
1 de sept. de 2021 · Climate change and increasingly extreme weather events, have caused a surge in natural disasters over the past 50 years disproportionately impacting poorer countries, the World Meteorological...
14 de oct. de 2022 · Executive Summary. Compared to the average over the last 30 years (1991-2020), the total frequency of global natural disasters in 2021 was 13% higher, with 81% lower in deaths, 48% less in the...
8 de sept. de 2021 · The new report identifies three root causes that affected most of the events in the analysis: human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, insufficient disaster risk management, and undervaluing...
In a world confronted with an ever-more complex and uncertain risk landscape, one where climate change and systemic risks threaten our social, economic and financial systems, effective Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) depends on a better understanding of the interconnected nature of hazards, exposure and vulnerability.
29 de abr. de 2024 · Disaster Risk Management Overview: Development news, research, data | World Bank. Disasters hurt the poor and vulnerable the most. Over the past decade, the World Bank has emerged as the global leader in disaster risk management, supporting client countries to assess exposure to hazards and address disaster risks. Disaster Risk Management Home.
The number of people affected by natural disasters around the world is rising. Over the past two years, 700 natural disasters were registered worldwide affecting more than 450 million people. Damages have risen from an estimated US$20 billion on average per year in the 1990s to about US$100 billion per year during 2000–10.
