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The increasing frequency, severity and unpredictability of extreme weather events is leading to increased impacts on vulnerable people around the world.

Many communities are being affected by concurrent and consecutive disasters, leaving them with little time to recover before the next shock arrives. Therefore, in parallel with ongoing efforts to reduce or prevent it, there is a need for us all to adapt to our changing climate.

This video highlights how disaster law is implemented across the globe and provides a focus on the crucial role of National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, as auxiliaries to public authorities, in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.