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Catastrophes caused by natural disasters are by no means new, yet the evolving understanding of their relevance to economic development and growth is still in its infancy. In order to facilitate further necessary research on this topic, this paper summarizes the state of the economic literature...
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the core of the debate, we argue that another key dimension is often overlooked: how to use insurance as a lever for risk … be effective. We conclude that there is clear scope for the EU to play a greater role in linking risk transfer and … prevention, beyond existing channels, to ensure an integrated approach to flood risk management across the EU. …
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disaster risk resilience (DRR). This paper tries to emphasise the importance of DRR in dealing with natural catastrophesby …. It briefly talks about synergising risk reduction efforts with sustainable development goals through the Sendai Framework …
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This paper studies the allocation of total disaster risk reduction public spending among regions in Peru. The main …
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In March 2015, a new international blueprint for disaster risk reduction (DRR) has been adopted in Sendai, Japan, at … the end of the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR, March 14 - 18, 2015). We review and discuss …
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risk reduction and management responses. Focussing specifically on India, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) pertaining … towards this risk. Third, the analysis of the two states revealed distinct loss profiles influenced by their developmental …
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This paper uses simple regression techniques to make an initial assessment of the monetary damages caused by the January 12, 2010 earthquake that struck Haiti. Damages are estimated for a disaster with both 200,000 and 250,000 total dead and missing (i.e., the range of mortality that the...
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Over the past decades, Latin America and the Caribbean have experienced a significant increase in natural disasters, posing significant threats to infrastructure and economic activity, particularly in regions with poor infrastructure. Understanding the patterns in recovery time after disasters...
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