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THE impact . OF natural hazards . AND disasters . ON agriculture . AND FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION. A CALL FOR ACTION. TO BUILD RESILIENT LIVELIHOODS. Updated May 2015. 1. Key findings This brochure presents the preliminary findings of a study of the Food and agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on the impact of natural hazards and disasters on the agriculture sector and subsectors1 in developing countries. The core findings of the study are: The agriculture sector including crops, livestock, fisheries and forestry absorbs approximately 22 percent of the economic impact caused by medium- and large- scale natural hazards and disasters in developing countries;. The high impact of natural hazards and disasters on agriculture calls for enhanced mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction and resilience building within the agricultural sectors.
3 Between 2003 and 2013, natural hazards and disasters in developing countries affected more than 1.9 billion people and caused over USD 494 billion in estimated damage2. How much of this damage was on the agriculture sector is unreported and is therefore
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