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Disaster risk and resilience received insufficient emphasis in the original Millennium
Development Goal agenda, despite the relationship between disasters and development.
Whilst there is universal acceptance that disasters can erode and destroy development
gains, there is limited recognition of the role that different approaches to development play
in creating or increasing vulnerability. Reducing the risks of disasters (for example
prevention, preparedness, and early warning systems) for predictable events like the major
severe weather impact conditions such as cyclones, large storms, heavy precipitation events,
heat and cold waves, helps to protect both human and economic assets.
As we near 2015, we now have a clearer understanding of trends (for example through
climate and weather related evidence), that show how the impact of disasters caused by
natural hazards and vulnerability will continue to intensify, presenting an increasingly
significant challenge to development. Disaster risk reduction and resilience therefore
requires more central consideration in the post-2015 development agenda if the objectives
of sustainable development are to be achieved.