World not properly prepared for natural disasters - UN

01 March 2023, 17:13 | Peace 
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At the moment, the world is not ready to properly respond to natural crises, according to a UN report, reports The Japan Times.

Since 1990, more than 10,700 disasters have affected more than 6 billion people worldwide. A significant part of natural disasters, namely 42%, are floods, storms and storms, which have intensified due to climate change.

The head of the International Science Council, Peter Gluckman, noted that people pay too little attention to long-term planning and risk prevention, from improving building codes to creating danger warning systems..

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UN Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction Mami Mizutori said the multiple challenges of the past three years have been indicative of a better global preparedness for disasters in the future.

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Recall that in early February, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 occurred in Turkey, as a result of which more than 44 thousand died.. Human.

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