Margareta Wahlström
Margareta Wahlström is Head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR).
Margareta Wahlström is Head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR).
Ten years ago this month, representatives from 168 United Nations member states met in Kobe, the capital of Japan’s Hyogo Prefecture, to decide how to respond to the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, … read more
Participants in the climate-change debate often distinguish between the challenges of protecting ourselves from the longer-term impact of global warming and better preparing ourselves against today’s … read more
So far this century, economic losses stemming from natural disasters have amounted to some $2.5 trillion. Unless a serious effort is made to protect economic assets from the increased risks associated… read more
More than 100 million women and girls are affected by disasters each year. They all have a right to be equipped for survival, and they all have a right to contribute to keeping their communities safe … read more
Buried in the coverage of last year’s Great East Japan Earthquake is a success story that it tells us much about how we should manage disaster risk in the twenty-first century. It is the story of how … read more
