While solutions to build the resilience of infrastructure and institutions are being developed and implemented, people living in disaster-prone areas with limited financial means may already be coping with the impacts of recent disasters or struggling to build resilience to the next one.
In our interconnected world, reducing the vulnerability of society to disasters means ensuring that plans and policies are in place that can provide a safety net for people when disasters hit their homes and livelihoods, both in the aftermath of a disaster and to build resilience before one arrives, a part of what is known as social protection.
