UNISDR Science and Technology Conference on the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

In the past decade, disasters have continued to exact a heavy toll across the world with over 700 thousand lives lost, 1.7 billion people affected and economic losses of US$ 1.4 trillion1. The increasing effects of climate change exacerbate disaster risks and disproportionately affect the most vulnerable. UNISDR assessed that in the past 10 years 87% of disasters have been climate related, and this number is expected to grow.