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Stronger ability to recover from disasters needed - UN report

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AlertNet's Soumya Karlamangla looks at one of the key issues in dealing with disasters according to many experts, resilience, and highlights the launch of the UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction, focusing this year on the interconnections between disasters and economic growth and development.

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Themes Capacity development Climate change Recovery Governance Economics of DRR Disaster risk management Social impacts and social resilience
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