Resilience to extreme weather

People around the world today are being severely impacted by extreme weather: news reports of devastating events are an almost daily occurrence. In the future, the growing global population and changing climate are likely to exacerbate the current challenges. People’s quality of life and prospects depend on their ability to cope, adapt and develop in the face of these challenges.

In 2015 there is a unique opportunity to protect people and their livelihoods for decades to come through the international agreements due to be reached on disaster risk reduction, sustainable development and climate change. By presenting evidence of trends in extreme weather and the different ways resilience can be built to it, we hope this report will galvanise action by local and national governments, the international community, scientific bodies, the private sector, and affected communities.