Floods, fires or droughts: how bad a natural event will be depends on people, says ecologist Zita Sebesvari. A better understanding of the connections could prevent catastrophes.
Interviewed by
Benjamin von Brackel
Ecologist Zita Sebesvari has been working at the Institute for Environment and Human Security at the United Nations University (UN) in Bonn for 15 years. She is the lead author of the second”Interconnected Disaster Risks Report“. A core statement of the UN study is: If humanity were better prepared, it would be better able to control natural hazards.