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\u2019s hoped that this could dramatically reduce the numbers of deaths caused by extreme weather.
Presenters Neal Razzell and Graihagh Jackson were joined by: \nLaura Paterson, from the World Meteorological Organization \nIlan 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. \nHasin Jahan, the Director of WaterAid in Banglasdesh \nReporter: BBC\u2019s Nicolas N\xe9goce in Senegal
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Production Team \nProducer: Claire Bowes \nProduction coordinators: Helena Warick-Cross and Siobhan Reed \nSeries producers: Jordan Dunbar & Alex Lewis \nEditor: Richard Fenton Smith \nSound Engineer: James Beard