Disaster Reduction: It Could Save Your Life
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Channel: United Nations · 2018 · News & Politics
Between 2005 and 2014, 700,000 people have died in disaster events worldwide. A total of 1.7 billion people have been affected. Economic losses in major disaster events over the last decade come to $1.4 trillion. In 2015, United Nations member states adopted the Sendai Framework which maps out a broad, people-centred approach to disaster risk reduction until the year 2030. Interviews: Dr. Kamal Lochan Mishra Chief General Manager, Odisha State Disaster Management Authority Shashi Villager, Ganjam District, Orissa Mami Mizutori Head, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) Ricardo de la Crus Musalem Director General, Civil Protection Daniel Monroy Fuentes Director of Innovation, Planning and Continuity of Operations, Secretariat of the Interior, Mexico Hirokazu Nagata Chair, NPO Plus Arts Partners: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) The Japan Foundation NPO Plus Arts Parsons School of Design UN in Action No. 1591
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