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Jagan Chapagain

Jagan Chapagain is secretary general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and a member of the Global Commission on Adaptation.

End despair: Artist Banksy’s 2019 tribute to the Extinction Rebellion, a movement that wants states to stop global warming, which causes extreme weather and disrupts ecosystems. (Alberto Pezzali/NurPhoto)
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Disaster preparedness can’t wait

But solutions can only be truly effective if funding and threat information reaches the local level

  • Jagan Chapagain
  • Andrew Steer
5 min read