Governments, beware: why it's so hard to invest in risk prevention
April 02, 2026
April 02, 2026
NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, April 2 -- Radboud University posted the following news:
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Governments, beware: why it's so hard to invest in risk prevention
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Governments cutting hundreds of millions of euros in pandemic funding, just a few years after a pandemic. Billions spent on compensation after a flood, rather than on prevention beforehand. Governments find it difficult to deal effectively with major, but not acute, risks. Why is thi . . .
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Governments, beware: why it's so hard to invest in risk prevention
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Governments cutting hundreds of millions of euros in pandemic funding, just a few years after a pandemic. Billions spent on compensation after a flood, rather than on prevention beforehand. Governments find it difficult to deal effectively with major, but not acute, risks. Why is thi . . .