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This paper analyses vulnerability in Fiji, the Kyrgyz republic, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. In incorporating measures … strategy runs the risk of becoming a statistical artefact with little relevance to the welfare of the poor. This paper begins …
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Papua New Guinea's (PNG) economy has started recovering from a series of external shocks, but its growth outlook remains fragile due to rising uncertainties. The recovery is being observed in the resource sector, mainly in its extractive segment dominated by liquefied natural gas (LNG), while...
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Traditional risk assessments use asset losses as the main metric to measure the severity of a disaster. This paper … reconstruction process at the household level, this risk assessment provides new insights into disaster risks in the Philippines … proposes an expanded risk assessment based on a framework that adds socioeconomic resilience and uses wellbeing losses as its …
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In this paper, we attempt to analyse and compare the magnitudes of destruction caused by natural disasters versus socio-economic-political disasters around the world. To do so, we deploy a multi-disciplinary approach that encompasses history, politics, sociology, and economics (Ruiz Estrada,...
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