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INTERVIEW: Achieving global development goals ‘inconceivable’ without reducing disaster risk, stresses UN official

INTERVIEW: Achieving global development goals ‘inconceivable’ without reducing disaster risk, stresses UN official

May 24, 2017, at 04:55 am

New York, May 23(Just Earth News): Over the years, disasters – including earthquakes, floods, droughts and cyclones – have not only taken a heavy toll on human lives, but have had an immense impact on development efforts owing to the enormous economic losses resulting from them.