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Save the Children: Call for increased investment in DRR - new report

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In a new report 'At a Crossroads: Humanitarianism for the Next Decade', Save the Children reveals that 2010 is set to overtake the year of the tsunami to become the biggest for international emergency responses. It calls for increased investment in disaster risk reduction, preparedness and resilience, which, according to the NGO is 'the most effective way to mitigate the increased threat posed by the environment and demographic changes.

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Themes Civil Society/NGOs Climate change Community-based DRR Recovery Urban risk and planning Economics of DRR Disaster risk management Inclusion
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