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What are Cascading Risks?

Riskepedia: What are cascading risks?
UNU-EHS expert Edward Sparkes explains it in this #Riskepedia video!

Date Published
23 Mar 2023
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Theme
Climate change
Keyword
Climate action
Institute
UNU-EHS
Copyright
United Nations University, Creative commons, 2024
Series
Riskepedia

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