An integrated approach needed for the growing threat of climate-related insecurity

The threat to economic security from natural disasters is increasing: four times as many occurred annually during the period 2000-2006 as during the 1970s, with annual damages increasing sevenfold to $83 billion per year, and a quadrupling of the number of persons affected). What role of global warming in these trends is difficult to say, though the scientific consensus is that climate change will increase the intensity and incidence of such disasters in coming years. On some estimates future damages could top $1 trillion in a bad year.

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