If we don't get money, we must withdraw personnel and slow down the reconstruction of houses.
Over a billion of the world's population suffer daily from the lack of such access, or have to accept that access is inadequate, threatened, polluted, or provided in an inequitable or unaffordable manner.
Early warning is the most obvious way in which accurate, timely information alone can save lives. But there are gaps in the way we gather and share this powerful resource.
This is one of the most complex relief operations ever. I am appealing to people and governments around the world to support us in this humanitarian work.