i spoke to georgetown university's dr elizabeth ferrers, who helped draft the report.ot or don't want to implement the measures they are proposing. first of all, this is an issue that affects everyone in the global north and the global south. it's one of the reasons i like working on this issue because it isn't just poor countries that are affected, as we have seen in the us, europe and other places, and actually some of the smallest countries with less government capacity have done amazingly well, like bangladesh. you know, a cyclone back in 1970 killed about 300,000 people, and last year, the number of deaths was less than 100, although the cyclones are actually getting stronger. they've got good evacuation techniques and have done amazing things to really build up their structures, to protect people. a small country like vanuatu has a great policy on climate mobility that is really the envy of countries in very different parts of the world. and despite any of those preventative measures that might take place, nevertheless a disaster can hit and people do have to rel