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'Bonkers' to fund climate disaster recovery but not prevention - local government leader
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RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
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A local government leader in New Zealand has criticized the government for funding disaster recovery while neglecting proactive climate adaptation. A report from the Climate Change Commission highlights that only 3% of recent hazard spending has gone toward risk prevention.
It's "bonkers" that the government contributes to disaster recovery but not to climate adaptation to prevent damage in the first place, a local government leader says.
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