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Globoteca
02 Jul, 2008 |
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In the Face of Disaster: Children and climate change
Up to 175 million children a year are likely to be affected by the kinds of natural disasters brought about by climate change, according to Save the Children. A new report by the agency In the Face of Disaster - Children and Climate Change calls on governments, international organisations and aid agencies to prepare for natural disasters rather than just respond to them. It's estimated that every $1 spent on preparing for a disaster can prevent $7 of losses. It may be difficult to predict when and where a disaster will strike, but there are some regions where they occur time and again. They could learn lessons from Bangladesh, which has made huge strides in cutting death tolls and damage from the annual storms that batter its shores. Fewer than 4,000 people were killed by Cyclone Sidr last year. Compare this with neighbouring Myanmar - a country that has done little to prepare for disasters - where Cyclone Nargis killed nearly 140,000.
For more info call Save the Children UK's Media Unit on +44 (0) 20 7012 6841. Bangladesh is proposing the creation a fund to fight climate change in South Asia.
Fuente: Save the Children
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