Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2022: our world at risk, transforming governance for a resilient future - Softcover

United Nations Publications

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9212320287 ISBN 13: 9789212320281

Publisher: United Nations Publications, 2022

Synopsis

The central question for this year's report is how governance systems can evolve to better address the systemic risks of the future. In today's crowded and interconnected world, disaster impacts increasingly cascade across geographies and sectors, as the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change are rapidly making clear. Despite progress, risk creation is outstripping risk reduction. Disasters, economic loss, and the underlying vulnerabilities that drive risk, such as poverty and inequality, are increasing just as ecosystems and biospheres are at risk of collapse. The report highlights that a) the climate emergency and the systemic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic point to a new reality; b) understanding and reducing risk in a world of uncertainty is fundamental to achieving genuinely sustainable development; and c) the best defense against future shocks is to transform systems now, to build resilience by addressing climate change, and to reduce the vulnerability, exposure, and inequality that drive disasters

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Edition details

• Publisher: United Nations Publications
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9212320287
• ISBN 13: 9789212320281
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256