Building Resilience to Climate Change in Vulnerable Countries

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Building Resilience to Climate Change in Vulnerable Countries

25/11/2015 - 19:15

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25/11/2015 - 19:15

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Every year, disasters caused by weather extremes – such as tropical cyclones and severe storms, floods, heat waves, and droughts – take an enormous toll in human lives and economic growth. Weather-related losses and damage have risen from an annual average of about $50 billion in the 1980s to close to $200 billion over the last decade.