Trend Disasters grow larger and more compound under the climate crisis, while infectious disease risks rise

Summary

The plan observes that as the climate crisis deepens, disasters are becoming larger in scale and more compound in nature. It argues that stronger measures are needed to reduce the human and property losses they cause. Citing the WHO, it adds that more cross-border movement and viral mutation are raising the likelihood that new infectious diseases will re-emerge. The plan presents a ten-year table of natural disaster casualties by cause, drawn from the Disaster Yearbook, covering heavy rain, typhoons, heavy snow, heatwaves and cold waves. It uses this evidence to frame the protection of life and safety as the most important duty of the state.