environmental factors determine the nature of the hazard event and site-specific physical vulnerability, while socio-economic and … process seems to be the way forward for bridging the disaster-development gap. The study concludes that a paradigm shift needs …

This paper estimates the growth impact of disasters, with a focus on developing Asia and its subregions. It finds that … severe disasters slow down annual growth in the Pacific island countries by between 1 and 2 percentage points on average …. This should come as no surprise, given these economies' extreme exposure, structural vulnerability, and small size relative …

The study uses commune fixed-effect regressions to estimate the effect of natural disasters on welfare and poverty of … resilience of households to natural disasters. We find that all the three disaster types considered in this study including … remittances and social allowances can help households strengthen the resilience to natural disasters. Households in communes with …

The study uses commune fixed-effects regressions to estimate the effect of natural disasters on welfare and poverty of … resilience of households to natural disasters. We find that all the three disaster types considered in this study including … mean expenditure and more equal expenditure distribution are more resilient to natural disasters. Access to micro …

purchase in an amount of SDR 103.35 million under the IMF’s policy for emergency assistance related to natural disasters. In …

Each year natural disasters affect about 200 million people and cause about $50 billion in damage. This paper compares … the incidence of natural disasters across countries along several dimensions and finds that the relative costs tend to be … disasters are found to have had a discernible macroeconomic impact, including large effects on fiscal and external balances …

Natural disaster risk is emerging as an increasingly important constraint on economic development and poverty reduction …