2009 - Global Assessment Report

Development efforts are increasingly at risk. A faltering global economy, food and energy insecurity, conflict, global climate change, declining ecosystems, extreme poverty, and the threat of epidemics seriously challenge progress towards improving social welfare and economic growth in many developing countries. The Report is the first biennial global assessment of disaster risk reduction prepared in the context of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR). MORE INFO


RELATED: 2008 saw a marked increase in the number of deaths and economic losses compared to the 2000-2007 yearly average. MORE INFO