Saved by Dayna Carney
A Caribbean island's quest to become the world's first climate-resilient nation
Finally, after a disaster, there’s the recovery period. We’ll need to plan for services for people who’ve been displaced—services like health care and education—as well as insurance that helps people at all income levels rebuild and standards to ensure that whatever gets rebuilt is more climate-proof than what was there before.
Bill Gates • How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
The world has become more resilient to disasters, but investment is needed to save morelives
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For me, what we’ve got to do now is hunker down. The units of survival are going to be local communities, so I’m urging local communities to get together. Finland is offering a great example because the Finnish government has sent a letter to all of their citizens warning of future emergencies, whether they’re earthquakes, floods, droughts, or stor... See more