UN: In the period 1998-2017, disaster-hit countries reported direct economic losses of US$2,908 billion of which climate-related disasters accounted for US$2,245 billion or 77% of the total
October 13 is the International Day for Disaster Reduction. The overall theme of the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) in 2018 is reducing the economic loss of disasters. In advance of IDDR the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has public the report, that demonstrates a dramatic rise of 151% in direct economic losses …
