New global tracker maps urban growth in hazard zones every six months
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The World Settlement Footprint Tracker has been officially released, providing a tool that enables monitoring of urban expansion in hazard-prone areas with six-monthly updates. This represents a concrete advance in data infrastructure for understanding and managing risks from urban development in vulnerable zones.
This does not prove that hazard-zone urban growth will decrease or that communities will use this data to change policy. It is a monitoring tool, not an intervention.
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