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New global disaster plan sets targets to curb risk, losses
2015-03-18 19:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Governments set targets to substantially reduce deaths and economic losses from disasters at a U.N. conference in Japan on Wednesday, but critics were disappointed by the lack of a firm goal to ramp up financial support for poor countries. The non-binding agreement adopted after a marathon negotiating session, includes seven targets to measure progress on protecting people and assets that experts described as a leap forward. The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, a 15-year plan,...
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