More must be done to prepare Pacific small islands for droughts, UN official warns

With thousands of people in the Marshall Islands without access to safe drinking water, the head of the United Nations office for disaster risk reduction today warned that Pacific small islands are threatened by drought and need to incorporate mitigation measures into their national planning and risk assessments.

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Keywords: DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, SIDS, DROUGHT, EMERGENCIES

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Related Topics: Small Island Developing States - SIDS, Emergencies

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