Featured quote from the panel discussion "Climate and Water-Related Disaster Risk, and Anticipatory action," presented during the event organized at the Government of Mongolia's Blue Zone Pavilion, held as part of "Water Day" at the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Featured quote from the panel discussion "Climate and Water-Related Disaster Risk, and Anticipatory action," presented during the event organized at the Government of Mongolia's Blue Zone Pavilion, held as part of "Water Day" at the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Col. Baasansuren Demberelnyam Director of Risk Management Department, NEMA From 2020–2022 to 2050, the share of Mongolia’s territory classified as high risk is projected to increase from 38.9% to 49.1%, while the area classified as very high risk is expected to rise significantly from 0.5% to 17.9%.