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Disasters and climate change are on the rise, presenting significant challenges to achievement of the Sustainable Development Goalsand national development objectives.This is attributed to a rising number of climate-related disasters as well as an increase in vulnerability to disasters, resulting for example from unplanned urban development, overdependence on certain livelihoods, and ecosystem degradation.