Half of countries are not prepared for natural disasters, UN warns in video

Less than half of developing countries and only a third of small island developing States have a multi-hazard early warning system.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres draws the world's attention to the problem in a video presentation of the report (🇬🇧). Watch:

Many warning systems only cover one type of natural disaster, such as floods or cyclones, but the UN highlights that it is more important than ever to invest in multi-risk systems.

Such systems can, for example, warn the population about the risk of soil liquefaction after an earthquake or landslide, or warn about an epidemiological threat after heavy rain.

On World Meteorology Day, on March 23, the UN announced its intention that all inhabitants of the planet have the protection of a warning system against extreme weather phenomena and the global warming within a period of five years.

The WMO will present an action plan to achieve the goal at the next UN climate conference, COP27, which will take place in November in Egypt.

(To AFP)

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