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Is our species, humanity, really under existential threat?
Nothing undermines sustainable development like disasters.
The Challenge
Human action is creating greater and more dangerous risk, and pushing the planet towards existential and ecosystem limits. Risk reduction needs to be at the core of action to accelerate climate change action and achieve the SDGs.
(The UN global Assessment Report https://www.undrr.org/gar2022-our-world-risk)In Nepal, a long running weekly radio programme was used to swap ideas among ordinary people on how to cheaply retrofit their homes for earthquake resilience; it also role modelled women retraining as skilled masons to boost their livelihoods.
In Australia, the State of Victoria co-developed The Victorian Traditional Owner Cultural Fire Strategy, with Traditional Owners and the environment department to reintroduce Cultural Fire practices that reduce human and ecosystem risk from wildfires
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