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The 2019 Global Assessment Report (GAR)

Emergency Planning

UNDRR has a recurrent initiative for assessing the state of disaster preparedness around the world, and this results in a document, the Global Assessment Report (GAR), which is issued biennially to coincide with the UN's Global Platform on DRR. United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, Geneva, 22 pp.

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Executive Action Alone Won’t Save Us from Climate Change

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

billion – none of which even begins to move the needle on climate mitigation. However, these programs are specifically written for disaster assistance – e.g., debris removal, restoration of damaged facilities, evacuation and sheltering etc. – The NEA and the Stafford Act have been two of the strongest tools at Biden’s disposal.