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I’m in Japan for the UN’s Disaster Risk Reduction Conference because without better disaster risk management it will be extremely difficult to accomplish our goals.

As climate change intensifies the frequency of storms and the damage they cause, populations face growing risk. Developing technology that is innovative, smart, and fast, along with providing access to it, may help to provide a solution.

Disaster-prone countries that keep rebuilding homes, roads and utilities are in danger of becoming uninsurable unless their new infrastructure is built to survive further catastrophe, experts said on Friday at a World Bank conference.

We are the first generation in history that can end poverty, but we will lose this opportunity if we do not tackle climate change, which will affect all of our lives and could devastate the poorest.

Through a hydromet services and disaster improvement regional project (HSDIRP), Bhutan can improve its weather services and disaster preparedness.

By 2050, Fiji’s annual losses due to extreme weather events and the impacts of climate change could reach 6.5 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to a significant new climate vulnerability study.

A significant part of the Paris Climate Conference is dedicated to figuring out how to pay for the consequences of climate change that will cause climate-related disasters. This interview discusses these issues, which will mean life or death for millions.

The cost of natural disasters worldwide could hit $314 billion annually by 2030, up from around $250 billion now, as urban expansion continues at a rapid pace and global warming continues to contribute to a rise in natural disasters, according to new rese