Question: At what position India is placed as of report on economic losses due to climate-related disasters released by UNISDR?
(a)5th
(b)1st
(c)2nd
(d)4th
Answer: (d)
Related facts:
- On 10th October 2018 the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) released the data on economic losses due to climate-related disasters reviewing the last twenty years from 1998 to 2017.
- India is placed at the 4th position among the top 10 countries which suffered big economic losses marking a figure of $80 billion in the period of 1998 to 2017.
- It is to be noted that the US has topped the list as it suffered the loss of $945 billion.
- Top five countries which suffered absolute economic losses during this period are US, China, Japan, India and Puerto Rico with losses of $945 billion, $492 billion, $376 billion, $80 billion and $72 billion respectively.
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