Lester Brown at disaster conference

摘要

There's a new face to natural disasters and it's time for modern civilization to do something about it. That was the message from Lester Brown, founder and president of the Washington-based Earth Policy Institute, who was the opening speaker at the 21st World Conference on Disaster Management (WCDM), held in Toronto, June 19 to 22.Brown, author of World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse, is known for analyzing global issues and understanding their inter-relationships. At WCDM, he stressed the urgency of understanding our role in preventing natural disasters, particularly those related to climate change.