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Guardian: The Hyogo framework for action (HFA), adopted in January 2005 by UN member states, was an unprecedented move to promote saving lives and livelihoods from disasters over a decade. Has there been progress?
The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters and major insurance companies agree that, in 2015, figures for deaths, numbers of people affected and economic losses from disasters were below the 10-year average.
But are we getting better at managing disasters, or are we actually reducing......
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Climate change is a potent element in deadly brew of disaster risk
Posted by Guardian: Helen Clark and Robert Glasser on March 3rd, 2016
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