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ADB’s Report on Disaster Resilience

April 8 , 2019 1964 days 673 0
  • Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) released a report titled “Asian Development Outlook 2019: Strengthening Disaster Resilience” recently.
  • As per the report, to build disaster-resilient infrastructure, investment needs in developing Asia are estimated at 26 trillion dollars from 2016 to 2030.
  • This is because developing economies across Asia are among the most vulnerable to natural disasters and have suffered damages of around 644 billion dollars since 2000.

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