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World Risk Report 2015

Since disaster risk and foodsecurity are mutually influential to a considerable extent, a worldwithout hunger would mean fewer disasters. This is demonstrated by the WorldRiskReport 2015, which focuses on food security.

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Disasters can have devastating impacts on a country’s food security – not only in the short term, but also long after they have occurred. They destroy harvests, stocks, and transport routes, and therefore above all the livelihoods of those depending on agriculture. However, the reverse is true as well. It is not unusual for extreme natural events to turn into disasters because the population affected is particularly vulnerable due to a poor food situation. In the worst case, the combined effect of disasters and food insecurity leads to a fatal downward spiral, with the people hitslipping from one crisis into the next.

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2015

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