Susie Gray from the Edinburgh Science Festival team stands in the Firth of Forth at Portobello, Edinburgh, holding a giant black and red Earth to highlight the climate emergency and rising sea levels. PA Photo
Susie Gray from the Edinburgh Science Festival team stands in the Firth of Forth at Portobello, Edinburgh, holding a giant black and red Earth to highlight the climate emergency and rising sea levels. PA Photo
A man plants mangroves at Pekan Bada in Indonesia's Aceh province. AFP
A man plants mangroves at Pekan Bada in Indonesia's Aceh province. AFP
Indonesian activists rally on Earth Day outside the Ministry of Investment Co-ordinating Board office in Jakarta. EPA
Indonesian activists rally on Earth Day outside the Ministry of Investment Co-ordinating Board office in Jakarta. EPA
Indigenous people and environmentalists attend the International Mother Earth Day ceremony in Yucatan, Mexico. EPA
Indigenous people and environmentalists attend the International Mother Earth Day ceremony in Yucatan, Mexico. EPA
Animal rights activists from Peta in dinosaur costumes hold placards urging people to go vegan in Manila, Philippines. Reuters
Animal rights activists from Peta in dinosaur costumes hold placards urging people to go vegan in Manila, Philippines. Reuters
School children at Dumfries House in Ayeshire, Scotland, learn about keeping the planet healthy.
School children at Dumfries House in Ayeshire, Scotland, learn about keeping the planet healthy.
The UK's Prince of Wales is marking Earth Day by challenging children to draw or write about keeping the planet healthy.
The UK's Prince of Wales is marking Earth Day by challenging children to draw or write about keeping the planet healthy.
Environmental activists, some wearing outfits made from plastic waste, lie down on the ground during a campaign against climate change in Seoul, South Korea. AP Photo
Environmental activists, some wearing outfits made from plastic waste, lie down on the ground during a campaign against climate change in Seoul, South Korea. AP Photo
South Korean environmental activists wear outfits made of plastic waste during a campaign against climate change at a park along the Han River in Seoul. AFP
South Korean environmental activists wear outfits made of plastic waste during a campaign against climate change at a park along the Han River in Seoul. AFP
Members of an environmental activist group gather for a campaign of No Plastic! and Yes Naked! during the 52th anniversary of Earth Day in Seoul, South Korea. EPA
Members of an environmental activist group gather for a campaign of No Plastic! and Yes Naked! during the 52th anniversary of Earth Day in Seoul, South Korea. EPA
People mark Earth Day outside of Seoul city hall, South Korea. EPA
People mark Earth Day outside of Seoul city hall, South Korea. EPA
Tom Schalton paints a tree blue outside the Peabody Essex Museum as part of the public art installation 'Konstantin Dimopoulos: The Blue Trees,' which aims to raise awareness about global deforestation and climate change, in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Reuters
Tom Schalton paints a tree blue outside the Peabody Essex Museum as part of the public art installation 'Konstantin Dimopoulos: The Blue Trees,' which aims to raise awareness about global deforestation and climate change, in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Reuters
A tourist observes the crater of the Santiago volcano at the Masaya National Park in Masaya, Nicaragua, on the eve of Earth Day. AFP
A tourist observes the crater of the Santiago volcano at the Masaya National Park in Masaya, Nicaragua, on the eve of Earth Day. AFP
Mountain guides approach the Charquini glacier in Bolivia as scientists and climbers battle over the future of the controversial lure for tourists. Reuters
Mountain guides approach the Charquini glacier in Bolivia as scientists and climbers battle over the future of the controversial lure for tourists. Reuters
Young protesters carry placards as they take part in a ‘Climate Strike’ march towards Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resource and Development to mark Earth Day in Bangkok. AFP
Young protesters carry placards as they take part in a ‘Climate Strike’ march towards Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resource and Development to mark Earth Day in Bangkok. AFP
Placards from a Climate Strike protest in Bangkok, Thailand. AFP
Placards from a Climate Strike protest in Bangkok, Thailand. AFP
An activist from Extinction Rebellion takes part in an Earth Day demonstration blockading the gate of the New York Times Distribution print facility in Queens, New York City, US. Reuters
An activist from Extinction Rebellion takes part in an Earth Day demonstration blockading the gate of the New York Times Distribution print facility in Queens, New York City, US. Reuters
South Korean outgoing President Moon Jae-in, left, and his wife Kim Jung-sook plant a tree to mark Earth Day 2022 at the Korea National Arboretum in Pocheon, South Korea. EPA
South Korean outgoing President Moon Jae-in, left, and his wife Kim Jung-sook plant a tree to mark Earth Day 2022 at the Korea National Arboretum in Pocheon, South Korea. EPA
Activists hold signs during a climate change strike in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
Activists hold signs during a climate change strike in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
India's climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, right, carries a container with a block of ice from the Khardung La glacier to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at Tsuglakhang in McLeod Ganj. AFP
India's climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, right, carries a container with a block of ice from the Khardung La glacier to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at Tsuglakhang in McLeod Ganj. AFP
A woman collects garbage on To Lich river in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
A woman collects garbage on To Lich river in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
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A demonstrator holds a banner as Climate activists protest in front of the German Embassy on Earth Day to call for an immediate embargo on Russian oil and gas, in Brussels, Belgium, April 22, 2022. REUTERS / Johanna Geron
Students hold their paintings with environmental themes as they gather on the occasion of 'Earth Day' at a school in Amritsar. AFP
Students hold their paintings with environmental themes as they gather on the occasion of 'Earth Day' at a school in Amritsar. AFP
Environmental activists display placards next to mannequins dressed with plastic waste during a campaign against climate change to mark 'Earth Day' in Surabaya, Indonesia. AFP
Environmental activists display placards next to mannequins dressed with plastic waste during a campaign against climate change to mark 'Earth Day' in Surabaya, Indonesia. AFP

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Human activity is leading to more disasters, UN report says

Impact of disasters has also been heightened by growing populations in areas more prone to natural catastrophes

Reuters

April 25, 2022

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Human activity is contributing to an increasing number of disasters, with 350 and 500 medium-sized or large disasters a year occurring globally in the past two decades and more frequent events expected, a UN report has shown.

The number of disasters — many of them weather-related, such as fires and floods, but also other hazards such as pandemics or chemical accidents — could reach 560 a year, or 1.5 a day, by 2030, putting millions of lives in danger, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction said in its global assessment report.

Climate change is causing more extreme weather events, it said, and added that humans have made decisions which are too narrow in focus and have been over-optimistic about the risk of potential disasters, leaving them unprepared.

The impact of disasters has also been heightened by growing populations in areas more prone to natural catastrophes, the report said.

“The world needs to do more to incorporate disaster risk in how we live, build and invest, which is setting humanity on a spiral of self-destruction,” said UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J Mohammed, who presented the report at UN headquarters in New York.

“We must turn our collective complacency to action.”

Disasters disproportionately affect developing countries, which lose an average 1 per cent of GDP a year due to them, compared to 0.1-0.3 per cent in developed countries, the report said.

1. An enormous plume of ash rises from the Cleveland Volcano on May 23, 2006. The image was captured from the International Space Station by astronaut Jeff Williams. The ash cloud rose as high as 6,000 metres above sea level. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
1. An enormous plume of ash rises from the Cleveland Volcano on May 23, 2006. The image was captured from the International Space Station by astronaut Jeff Williams. The ash cloud rose as high as 6,000 metres above sea level. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
2. The Raikoke Volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula erupts on June 22, 2019. The last time it exploded was in 1924. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
2. The Raikoke Volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula erupts on June 22, 2019. The last time it exploded was in 1924. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
3. Another image of the Raikoke eruption was captured on the same morning by the Suomi NPP satellite. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
3. Another image of the Raikoke eruption was captured on the same morning by the Suomi NPP satellite. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
4. One of the deadliest earthquakes struck Haiti in 2010. This GeoEye-1 satellite image shows rubble on the streets of Port-au-Prince on January 13. About 250,000 people were killed in the 7.0 magnitude earthquake. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
4. One of the deadliest earthquakes struck Haiti in 2010. This GeoEye-1 satellite image shows rubble on the streets of Port-au-Prince on January 13. About 250,000 people were killed in the 7.0 magnitude earthquake. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
5. A huge sandstorm rolls across the Sahara Desert on August 1, 2018. Astronaut Ricky Arnold captured this image from the ISS. Photo: Ricky Arnold Twitter
5. A huge sandstorm rolls across the Sahara Desert on August 1, 2018. Astronaut Ricky Arnold captured this image from the ISS. Photo: Ricky Arnold Twitter
6. Satellite images show an active volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma on September 26, 2021. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
6. Satellite images show an active volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma on September 26, 2021. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
7. The La Palma volcanic eruption has destroyed hundreds of homes. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
7. The La Palma volcanic eruption has destroyed hundreds of homes. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
8. Astronauts on the space station captured images of auroras australis, or southern lights, while flying over the Indian Ocean. Light created by the wildfires in Australia can also be seen. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
8. Astronauts on the space station captured images of auroras australis, or southern lights, while flying over the Indian Ocean. Light created by the wildfires in Australia can also be seen. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
9. This Terra satellite image shows how green (represented in red in this photo) the island of Leyte was before the deadly super typhoon Haiyan hit Philippines in 2013. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
9. This Terra satellite image shows how green (represented in red in this photo) the island of Leyte was before the deadly super typhoon Haiyan hit Philippines in 2013. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
10. Much of the vegetation and properties on the island was destroyed after the typhoon struck with winds of near 315 kilometres per hour. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
10. Much of the vegetation and properties on the island was destroyed after the typhoon struck with winds of near 315 kilometres per hour. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
11. A view of super typhoon Haiyan from space taken by Nasa’s Aqua satellite. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
11. A view of super typhoon Haiyan from space taken by Nasa’s Aqua satellite. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
12. The European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2 satellite captured an image of the fires in southern California on December 5, 2017. This photo shows the largest of the blazes in Ventura County, which destroyed more than 65,000 acres. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
12. The European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2 satellite captured an image of the fires in southern California on December 5, 2017. This photo shows the largest of the blazes in Ventura County, which destroyed more than 65,000 acres. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
13. The highest volcano in the Galapagos Islands erupted for the first time in 33 years in 2015. An image captured by the Terra satellite shows volcanic ash and gases about 15 km high. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
13. The highest volcano in the Galapagos Islands erupted for the first time in 33 years in 2015. An image captured by the Terra satellite shows volcanic ash and gases about 15 km high. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
14. An image of the Hurricane Dorian taken by US astronaut Christina Koch in 2019. The natural disaster struck the Bahamas and killed more than 70 people. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
14. An image of the Hurricane Dorian taken by US astronaut Christina Koch in 2019. The natural disaster struck the Bahamas and killed more than 70 people. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
15. Astronaut Christina Koch shared an image of smoke pluming over the Australian continent. The 2019-2020 bushfires destroyed thousands of homes and killed more than 30 people. Photo: Christina Koch Twitter
15. Astronaut Christina Koch shared an image of smoke pluming over the Australian continent. The 2019-2020 bushfires destroyed thousands of homes and killed more than 30 people. Photo: Christina Koch Twitter
16. Satellite images show a dust storm sweeping over the Middle East in 2015. The storm hit Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Cyprus and Palestine, causing many cancelled flights and the closure of seaports. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
16. Satellite images show a dust storm sweeping over the Middle East in 2015. The storm hit Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Cyprus and Palestine, causing many cancelled flights and the closure of seaports. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
17. A shield volcano erupts on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula on March 22, 2021. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
17. A shield volcano erupts on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula on March 22, 2021. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
18. Astronaut Luca Parmitano shared an image of the wildfires in Australia on January 13, 2020. Photo: European Space Agency
18. Astronaut Luca Parmitano shared an image of the wildfires in Australia on January 13, 2020. Photo: European Space Agency
19. A 2007 view of Japan’s Tohoku region before one of the world’s deadliest earthquake destroyed most of the area in 2011. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
19. A 2007 view of Japan’s Tohoku region before one of the world’s deadliest earthquake destroyed most of the area in 2011. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
20. The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis killed nearly 230,000 people. A satellite image shows the Indonesian town of Lhoknga destroyed by the natural disaster on December 26. All properties were destroyed, except for a white mosque that is visible in the image. Photo: Nasa
20. The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis killed nearly 230,000 people. A satellite image shows the Indonesian town of Lhoknga destroyed by the natural disaster on December 26. All properties were destroyed, except for a white mosque that is visible in the image. Photo: Nasa
21. The tsunamis, caused by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, also struck Sri Lanka. Photo: Nasa
21. The tsunamis, caused by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, also struck Sri Lanka. Photo: Nasa
22. A satellite image taken after a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Tohoku region in Japan, with tsunami waves destroying most of the coastal area. About five to 10 metre waves flooded into the town. The photo shows flooding, a destroyed seawall and debris. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
22. A satellite image taken after a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Tohoku region in Japan, with tsunami waves destroying most of the coastal area. About five to 10 metre waves flooded into the town. The photo shows flooding, a destroyed seawall and debris. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
23. The Raikoke Volcano eruption seen from space on June 22, 2019. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
23. The Raikoke Volcano eruption seen from space on June 22, 2019. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
24. A Suomi NPP satellite image shows smoke over Russia, as wildfires burned across 11 regions of the country in July 2019. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
24. A Suomi NPP satellite image shows smoke over Russia, as wildfires burned across 11 regions of the country in July 2019. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
25. Satellite image of forest fires in Northern California captured in August 2008. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
25. Satellite image of forest fires in Northern California captured in August 2008. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
26. The Fagradalsfjall volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on May 9, 2021. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
26. The Fagradalsfjall volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on May 9, 2021. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
27. The 2011 tsunami in Japan was so intense, it caused calving of large icebergs from the Sulzberger Ice Shelf on the Antarctic coast, as shown in this image captured by European Space Agency’s Envisat satellite. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
27. The 2011 tsunami in Japan was so intense, it caused calving of large icebergs from the Sulzberger Ice Shelf on the Antarctic coast, as shown in this image captured by European Space Agency’s Envisat satellite. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
28. Satellite image shows a powerful tornado (brown horizontal line in the middle of image) sweeping across Massachusetts on June 2011. It wreaked havoc for 63 kilometres, killing three people and destroying property. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
28. Satellite image shows a powerful tornado (brown horizontal line in the middle of image) sweeping across Massachusetts on June 2011. It wreaked havoc for 63 kilometres, killing three people and destroying property. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
29. A satellite image of the Hurricane Katrina over the US in 2005. It struck the state of Louisiana, killing 1,833 people and destroying thousands of homes. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
29. A satellite image of the Hurricane Katrina over the US in 2005. It struck the state of Louisiana, killing 1,833 people and destroying thousands of homes. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
30. The Caldor fire reached Lake Tahoe on the California and Nevada border on September 15, 2021, as seen in this Landsat 8 satellite image. The fire had been burning for 10 weeks. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory
30. The Caldor fire reached Lake Tahoe on the California and Nevada border on September 15, 2021, as seen in this Landsat 8 satellite image. The fire had been burning for 10 weeks. Photo: Nasa Earth Observatory

The Asia-Pacific region suffers the highest damage, losing an average 1.6 per cent of GDP to disasters annually.

Developing countries also tend to be underinsured.

Only 40 per cent of disaster-related losses since 1980 were insured. Insurance coverage rates in developing countries were sometimes close to zero, the report said.

“The financial system really needs to get ahead of this curve, because otherwise there's a lot of built-up risk that isn't being priced into how we make decisions,” Jenty Kirsch-Wood, co-ordinating lead author of the report, told Reuters.

Abdullah Abduljabar, Vice President of Al Ghadha Parks in Qassim, central Saudi Arabia, where a huge saxaul tree planting programme is being planned. All photos by Reuters
Abdullah Abduljabar, Vice President of Al Ghadha Parks in Qassim, central Saudi Arabia, where a huge saxaul tree planting programme is being planned. All photos by Reuters
Al Ghadha Parks is the world's largest saxaul botanical garden. For centuries millions of the trees, known by their Arabic name al ghadha, provided firewood, animal feed and respite from the desert heat for the Bedouin forefathers of modern Saudis.
Al Ghadha Parks is the world's largest saxaul botanical garden. For centuries millions of the trees, known by their Arabic name al ghadha, provided firewood, animal feed and respite from the desert heat for the Bedouin forefathers of modern Saudis.
The trees produce seeds only as they become drier. Current conditions have provided the seeds to plant 250,000 drought-resistant saxauls in the region.
The trees produce seeds only as they become drier. Current conditions have provided the seeds to plant 250,000 drought-resistant saxauls in the region.
Saxaul roots bind the desert sands, helping to constrain sandstorms.
Saxaul roots bind the desert sands, helping to constrain sandstorms.
The kingdom aims to plant 10 billion trees in the coming decades as part of an ambitious campaign unveiled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last year.
The kingdom aims to plant 10 billion trees in the coming decades as part of an ambitious campaign unveiled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last year.
It is part of a green initiative aimed at reducing carbon emissions, pollution and land degradation.
It is part of a green initiative aimed at reducing carbon emissions, pollution and land degradation.
Abdullah Abduljabar checks soil quality in the saxaul garden.
Abdullah Abduljabar checks soil quality in the saxaul garden.
Majed Alsolaim, chief executive of Al Ghadha Parks, shows the Guinness World Record certificate for largest saxaul botanical garden held by the park.
Majed Alsolaim, chief executive of Al Ghadha Parks, shows the Guinness World Record certificate for largest saxaul botanical garden held by the park.
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