RAISING more funds for disaster risk reduction initiatives is the aim of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR), which the Philippines is hosting on October 15-18.
“A dollar invested in prevention pays back four, seven, or even 12 dollars, yet we still are not investing enough,” United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction Kamal Kishore said at a media reception on Monday.
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