"Disaster mitigation is crucial. It is far more cost-effective to improve homes before natural hazards become disasters," reminds Jonathan T.M. Reckford, the chief executive officer of Habitat for Humanity International, to the Huffington Post.
"Today, on World Habitat Day, as we recognize that everyone should have the opportunity to live in decent and affordable housing, we also emphasize that more work must be done to help communities vulnerable to disasters and those still desperately struggling to recover."