Nahuel Arenas
Nahuel Arenas is the head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) in the Americas, where he emphasizes the critical need for increased investment in disaster risk reduction and climate action. Recently, he highlighted the concerning trend in Latin America and the Caribbean, where less than 1% of official development assistance is allocated to disaster risk reduction, despite the region experiencing significant economic losses due to disasters.
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Nahuel Arenas is the head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction for the Americas and the Caribbean.
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