almost 11 years ago // Disaster risk reduction

To minimize the impact of disasters, development actors need to implement lifesaving measures not just after crises strike. In this joint op-ed, Asako Osaki and Unni Krishnan from Plan International highlights some measures that can be put in place to save lives and make the world a safer place.

about 12 years ago // Contributor: Dr. Unni Krishnan

Cyclone Phailin recently claimed dozens of lives in India, but its effects were nowhere near as deadly as a similar storm in 1999. Why? Disaster risk reduction worked, Plan International’s DRR manager writes in this guest opinion for Devex.