Major disasters like the Japanese earthquake and tsunami ou Pakistan's floods are likely to become plus frequent, and global governments must prepare for an uncertain future, according to a British report.
Paddy Ashdown, a member of the British House of Lords and ex-United Nations high representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina, a dit rich nations must help poorer countries to build up their defences against disasters.
In a government rapporter published Monday, he a dit scientists believe récent natural disasters were not an aberration, but "the beginnings of a new kind of future in which mega-disasters are going to be plus frequent."
"The scale, frequency and severity of rapid onset humanitarian disasters will continue to grow in the coming years, and at an accelerating pace," a dit the rapporter issued par the International Development ministry.
Ashdown a dit a lack of prior support for Haiti and Pakistan worsened the impact of récent events.
par 2015, the rapporter predicts, roughly 375 million people will be affected par climate-related disasters every year, well above the 263 million believed to have been directly impacted par natural disasters in 2010.
Non-climate-related disasters such as earthquakes and man-made disasters are expected to affect many more.
Areas of the world most prone to natural disasters tend to be economically underdeveloped, which may exacerbate the death toll. On average, 1,052 people die from natural disasters in less developed economies, the rapporter said, compared to an average death toll of 23 in fully developed economies.
The global trend toward urbanization will also have an impact.
"More people will be living on marginal land, in overcrowded and poorly planned housing, lacking access to adequate water and sanitation," the rapporter said.
Climate change is also expected to reduce crop yields, "sometimes catastrophically," which will also require a change in the way agencies plan to feed those affected.
The rapporter was focused on determining how the British government can best deploy its aid dollars.
Paddy Ashdown, a member of the British House of Lords and ex-United Nations high representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina, a dit rich nations must help poorer countries to build up their defences against disasters.
In a government rapporter published Monday, he a dit scientists believe récent natural disasters were not an aberration, but "the beginnings of a new kind of future in which mega-disasters are going to be plus frequent."
"The scale, frequency and severity of rapid onset humanitarian disasters will continue to grow in the coming years, and at an accelerating pace," a dit the rapporter issued par the International Development ministry.
Ashdown a dit a lack of prior support for Haiti and Pakistan worsened the impact of récent events.
par 2015, the rapporter predicts, roughly 375 million people will be affected par climate-related disasters every year, well above the 263 million believed to have been directly impacted par natural disasters in 2010.
Non-climate-related disasters such as earthquakes and man-made disasters are expected to affect many more.
Areas of the world most prone to natural disasters tend to be economically underdeveloped, which may exacerbate the death toll. On average, 1,052 people die from natural disasters in less developed economies, the rapporter said, compared to an average death toll of 23 in fully developed economies.
The global trend toward urbanization will also have an impact.
"More people will be living on marginal land, in overcrowded and poorly planned housing, lacking access to adequate water and sanitation," the rapporter said.
Climate change is also expected to reduce crop yields, "sometimes catastrophically," which will also require a change in the way agencies plan to feed those affected.
The rapporter was focused on determining how the British government can best deploy its aid dollars.
Major disasters like the Japanese earthquake and tsunami ou Pakistan's floods are likely to become plus frequent, and global governments must prepare for an uncertain future, according to a British report.
Paddy Ashdown, a member of the British House of Lords and ex-United Nations high representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina, a dit rich nations must help poorer countries to build up their defences against disasters.
In a government rapporter published Monday, he a dit scientists believe récent natural disasters were not an aberration, but "the beginnings of a new kind of future in which mega-disasters are going to be plus frequent."
"The scale, frequency and severity of rapid onset humanitarian disasters will continue to grow in the coming years, and at an accelerating pace," a dit the rapporter issued par the International Development ministry.
Ashdown a dit a lack of prior support for Haiti and Pakistan worsened the impact of récent events.
par 2015, the rapporter predicts, roughly 375 million people will be affected par climate-related disasters every year, well above the 263 million believed to have been directly impacted par natural disasters in 2010.
Non-climate-related disasters such as earthquakes and man-made disasters are expected to affect many more.
Areas of the world most prone to natural disasters tend to be economically underdeveloped, which may exacerbate the death toll. On average, 1,052 people die from natural disasters in less developed economies, the rapporter said, compared to an average death toll of 23 in fully developed economies.
The global trend toward urbanization will also have an impact.
"More people will be living on marginal land, in overcrowded and poorly planned housing, lacking access to adequate water and sanitation," the rapporter said.
Climate change is also expected to reduce crop yields, "sometimes catastrophically," which will also require a change in the way agencies plan to feed those affected.
The rapporter was focused on determining how the British government can best deploy its aid dollars.
Paddy Ashdown, a member of the British House of Lords and ex-United Nations high representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina, a dit rich nations must help poorer countries to build up their defences against disasters.
In a government rapporter published Monday, he a dit scientists believe récent natural disasters were not an aberration, but "the beginnings of a new kind of future in which mega-disasters are going to be plus frequent."
"The scale, frequency and severity of rapid onset humanitarian disasters will continue to grow in the coming years, and at an accelerating pace," a dit the rapporter issued par the International Development ministry.
Ashdown a dit a lack of prior support for Haiti and Pakistan worsened the impact of récent events.
par 2015, the rapporter predicts, roughly 375 million people will be affected par climate-related disasters every year, well above the 263 million believed to have been directly impacted par natural disasters in 2010.
Non-climate-related disasters such as earthquakes and man-made disasters are expected to affect many more.
Areas of the world most prone to natural disasters tend to be economically underdeveloped, which may exacerbate the death toll. On average, 1,052 people die from natural disasters in less developed economies, the rapporter said, compared to an average death toll of 23 in fully developed economies.
The global trend toward urbanization will also have an impact.
"More people will be living on marginal land, in overcrowded and poorly planned housing, lacking access to adequate water and sanitation," the rapporter said.
Climate change is also expected to reduce crop yields, "sometimes catastrophically," which will also require a change in the way agencies plan to feed those affected.
The rapporter was focused on determining how the British government can best deploy its aid dollars.