East Africa sees deluge of death and destruction caused by floods
Weeks of heavy rains have left a trail of death and destruction across East Africa, with Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi the worst hit.
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Making 1 billion people safer from disaster by 2025: UK commitments to reach REAP's goal - World
English News and Press Release on World about Climate Change and Environment, Contributions and more; published on 11 May 2021 by Govt. UK
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We must reach REAP's goal of making 1 billion people safer from disaster
Excellencies, friends, On behalf of the governments of Saint Lucia and the UK and the Risk-informed Early Action Partnership – welcome to you all. Thank you for joining today’s important discussions to determine how to scale up early action on disasters. We must reach REAP’s goal of making 1 billion people safer from disaster by 2025. Between 1970 and 2019, 79% of disasters involved weather, climate and water-related hazards. 70% of resultant deaths occurred in the Least Developed Countries. Sadly, these events will only increase. But increasing also is our ability to forecast and forew...
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