Natural disaster costs to triple, warns World Bank

James S Murray
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Report warns that without co-ordinated action from governments, disruption from natural disasters will increase

The cost of natural disasters is expected to triple to $185bn per year by the end of the century, according to a report unveiled yesterday by the UN and the World Bank. However, the report argued that...

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