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World Disasters Report 2020

07/05/2021 | Document

The impacts of climate change are already devastating lives and livelihoods every year, and they will only get worse without immediate and determined action. The World Disasters Report 2020 analyses climate disaster trends and shows how we can tackle the humanitarian impacts of the climate crisis together.

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Download the executive summary and individual chapters of the World Disasters Report 2020.
Executive Summary
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Chapter 1: Introduction
pdf
Chapter 2: Hazards everywhere
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Chapter 3: Climate as a risk multiplier
pdf
Chapter 4: Reducing risks and building resilience
pdf
Chapter 5: Going green
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Chapter 6: Climate-smart disaster risk governance
pdf
Chapter 7: Smart financing
pdf
Chapter 8: Looking to the future
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