The toll of 10, lives lost compares with an annual average of 77, deaths recorded between and , averages which are inflated by large-scale loss of life in catastrophic events such as the Indian Ocean tsunami , Cyclone Nargis and the Haitian earthquake There were no such mega-disasters in but loss of life from major natural hazards appears to be on the decline likely due to improving standards of living and better disaster risk management.
Seismic activity including earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic activity disrupted the lives of 3. Floods continued to affect the largest number of people, Storms affected Wildfires in Europe and North America claimed a record number of lives as Greece had the deadliest European wildfire on record, and the United States 88 had its deadliest wildfire in over a century, and costliest wildfire on record estimated The CRED statistics highlight that 9.
Insufficient reporting from drought and extreme temperatures events hinder a better understanding of these events worldwide. The human impact of these events, are difficult to quantify, but it needs to be done urgently, especially in order to report on specific SDG target indicators. Therefore, innovative approaches that measure progress in resilience and the adaptive capacity of communities needs to be addressed by appropriate UN agencies.
UN member States are committed to reducing disaster losses and implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction , the global plan for reducing disaster losses which has a clear focus on reducing mortality and the numbers of disaster affected people, as well as reducing associated economic losses and damage to critical infrastructure.
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