Summary

Australian investment in disaster risk reduction can help partner countries save lives, reduce the costs of responding to disasters, protect their economies, and safeguard critical infrastructure.

Description

Australian investment in disaster risk reduction can help partner countries save lives, reduce the costs of responding to disasters, protect their economies, and safeguard critical infrastructure. In 2010 alone, humanitarian action accounted for 11 per cent of Australia's official development assistance and covered a broad range of areas including food assistance, disaster risk reduction, mine action and emergency response in more than 60 countries.

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