World: Keeping up with megatrends
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Download Infographic A study on the implications of climate change and urbanization for environmental emergency preparedness and response
Climate change: Climate-related disasters affected an estimated 2.6 billion people between 1999 and 2009, with the cost of responding to such disasters increasing tenfold between 1992 and 2008.
Urbanization: More than half of the world’s population lives in cities and, by 2030, the urban population is expected to exceed 5 billion.
- UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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