Wetlands: a natural safeguard against disasters
The frequency of disasters worldwide has more than doubled in the last 35 years, to nearly 1000 in 2014. The majority arising from climate and weather-related natural hazards such as flooding, tsunamis, hurricanes, tropical cyclones and droughts. UN- Water estimates that 90% of all natural hazards are water-related and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts that climate change will further exacerbate the frequency and impacts of these hazards.