Cutting disaster risk will boost equality, foster resilience

UN chief António Guterres called on countries everywhere to boost resilience and adaptation to build a safer and more just future for all, marking the recent International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction,

The countries experiencing the greatest losses from disasters are those who contribute the least to the problem.UN figures reveal that from 1970 through 2019, some 91 percent of all of deaths from weather, climate, and water hazards occurred in developing countries. “Those with least are often at greatest risk from extreme weather. They may live in places that are more susceptible to flooding and drought; and they have fewer resources to deal with damage and to recover from it,” said the UN chief, marking the day under the theme: “Fighting inequality for a resilient future.”

One of the tools to tackle inequality at the global level is the Loss and Damage Fund which is expected to be operationalized at the COP28 climate conference in early December.

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