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1 Strategies for reducing vulnerability and building resilience to environmental and natural disasters in developing countries Moushumi Chaudhury, PhD World Resources Institute Written for Expert Group Meeting on Strategies for Eradicating Poverty to Achieve Sustainable Development for All, New York, May 8-11, 2017 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division of Social Policy and Development 1. Introduction Climate change is today s biggest threat to development and disproportionately affects poor and vulnerable people. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2015) predicts that by 2100, climate change is expected to increase the number of poor people in both developed and developing countries, jeopardizing sustainable development.
Strategies for reducing vulnerability and building resilience to environmental and natural disasters in developing countries ... from community resource mapping, focus group discussions, and ...
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