Can we reduce lives lost from extreme weather?

Extreme weather is becoming even more extreme thanks to climate
change. Countless lives are claimed by heatwaves, cold snaps,
cyclones, droughts and torrential rains every year around the
world. Climate change threatens to make things worse. But the
United Nations is spearheading new action to make sure every
person on Earth is protected by early warning systems within the
next five years. It’s hoped that this could dramatically reduce
the numbers of deaths caused by extreme weather.


Presenters Neal Razzell and Graihagh Jackson were joined by:
Laura Paterson, from the World Meteorological Organization Ilan
Kelman, Professor of Disasters and Health at the Institute for
Risk and Disaster Reduction at University College, London, UK and
University of Agder, in Kristiansand, Norway. Hasin Jahan, the
Director of WaterAid in Banglasdesh Reporter: BBC’s Nicolas
Négoce in Senegal


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Production Team Producer: Claire Bowes Production coordinators:
Helena Warick-Cross and Siobhan Reed Series producers: Jordan
Dunbar & Alex Lewis Editor: Richard Fenton Smith Sound
Engineer: James Beard