UN calls for greater investment in housing resilience as homes account for 43% of reported disaster losses
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https://www.undrr.org/news/un-calls-greater-investment-housing-resilience-homes-account-43-reported-disaster-losses
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Global modelling estimates US$228 billion in average annual residential building losses from cyclones, floods, tsunami and earthquakes, while new survey findings reveal critical gaps in household disaster preparedness.
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