World Disasters Report 2010 takes an in-depth look at the consequences for humanitarian action of the dramatic surge in the numbers of people living in cities and towns which will be the hallmark of the 21st century. It examines the issues around this irreversible trend as the world comes to terms with the fact that more people now live in cities and towns than in the countryside for the first time in human history.
The report offers sound advice on how the urban risk divide between the developing world and the developed world can be reduced and, more than anything, highlights how, in a globalized world, a deficiency on one side of the world can create problems for everyone.