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UN framework for action on disasters 'set to fail'

2013-09-06 17:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

SciDevNet: Earthquake risk in developing countries is predicted to rise significantly and so more effective mitigation strategies that combine scientific evidence with economic incentives are needed, according to a paper published today in Science. The rising risk is outpacing risk reduction efforts and the UN is unlikely to meet its goal of substantially reducing losses from earthquakes by 2015, as set out in the Hyogo Framework for Action, the paper says. "The task of reducing earthquake risk must be viewed...

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