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allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.
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Using the term 'natural disaster' is enabling those who create disaster risks to avoid detection and artificially naturalises the harm hazards cause.
As sea levels rise, lands dry out, and disasters linked to natural hazards become more common, more and more people are going to be forced to move. Atle Solberg, from the Platform on Disaster Displacement, discusses how we can better prevent and prepare for displacement.
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