Jenty Kirsch-Wood

Jenty Kirsch-Wood is the head of global risk analysis for the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), where she focuses on assessing and addressing the economic impacts of natural disasters, including earthquakes, landslides, and floods. Recently, she highlighted the staggering global economic costs of such emergencies, estimating them to be around $200 billion annually, while emphasizing that the true costs could be as high as $2.3 trillion when factoring in broader societal impacts, such as disruptions to health, education, and employment.