How Long to Read Dull Disasters? How Planning Ahead Will Make a Difference

How Long Does it Take to Read Dull Disasters? How Planning Ahead Will Make a Difference?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 36 minutes to read Dull Disasters? How Planning Ahead Will Make a Difference by Stefan Dercon

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Economic losses from disasters are now reaching an average of US$250-$300 billion a year. In the last 20 years, more than 530,000 people died as a direct result of extreme weather events; millions more were seriously injured. Most of the deaths and serious injuries were in developing countries. Meanwhile, highly infectious diseases will continue to emerge or re-emerge, and natural hazards will not disappear. But these extreme events do not need to turn into large-scale disasters. Better and faster responses are possible. The authors contend that even though there is much generosity in the world to support the responses to and recovery from natural disasters, the current funding model, based on mobilizing financial resources after disasters take place, is flawed and makes responses late, fragmented, unreliable, and poorly targeted, while providing poor incentives for preparedness or risk reduction. The way forward centres around reforming the funding model for disasters, moving towards plans with simple rules for early action and that are locked in before disasters through credible funding strategies-all while resisting the allure of post-disaster discretionary funding and the threat it poses for those seeking to ensure that disasters have a less severe impact. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

How long is Dull Disasters? How Planning Ahead Will Make a Difference?

Dull Disasters? How Planning Ahead Will Make a Difference by Stefan Dercon is 154 pages long, and a total of 39,116 words.

This makes it 52% the length of the average book. It also has 48% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Dull Disasters? How Planning Ahead Will Make a Difference Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 33 minutes to read Dull Disasters? How Planning Ahead Will Make a Difference aloud.

What Reading Level is Dull Disasters? How Planning Ahead Will Make a Difference?

Dull Disasters? How Planning Ahead Will Make a Difference is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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