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From disasters to managing disaster risk: An interview with Robert Glasser

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By Robert Glasser and Camilla Burkot 
Disaster risk reduction (DRR), and its interface with climate risk management and adaptation, is a topic of increasing interest in international development, particularly for those working in the Pacific. Robert Glasser is the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction in the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, otherwise known as UNISDR. Camilla Burkot spoke with Robert about developments in DRR globally and in the Pacific, links between disaster and climate risk, and the role that UNISDR plays. You can listen to the podcast here, and read the full transcript here [pdf]. For an abridged version of their conversation, read on.

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Themes Climate change Governance Disaster risk management
Country and region Angola
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