As the economic costs of disasters increase in Asia, recent years have seen wide adoption of policy instruments to support disaster resilience. Many of these instruments—such as sovereign insurance, contingency credit, reserve funds, and forecast-based financing—are designed to provide...

As the economic costs of disasters increase in Asia, recent years have seen wide adoption of policy instruments to support disaster resilience. Many of these instruments - such as sovereign insurance, contingency credit, reserve funds, and forecast-based financing - are designed to provide...

As the economic costs of disasters increase in Asia, recent years have seen wide adoption of policy instruments to support disaster resilience. Many of these instruments - such as sovereign insurance, contingency credit, reserve funds, and forecast-based financing - are designed to provide...

The nature of emergencies and disasters -- The nature of policy and institutions -- A policy and institutional framework for emergencies and disasters -- Owning the problem : politics, participation, and communication -- Framing the problem : identifying and analysing risk -- Responding to the...