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Chapter 13

13.3 Managing internalities

Managing the risks inherent in social and economic activity, rather than mainstreaming disaster risk reduction to protect against external threats, is very different to the current approach to disaster risk reduction.

The use of human life years as a common currency to measure disaster loss now provides a more complete picture of the true magnitude and impact of disaster loss. This approach highlights that disaster risk is now as much a threat to human development and social progress as avoidable diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria in low and middle-income countries.

The SDGs are likely to feature an important health goal with a view to reducing the global disease burden, for example by ending epidemics of all communicable diseases by 2030. Reducing disaster risk can now be considered equally important if a more sustainable and equitable development paradigm is to be achieved.

Up to now, the relationship between disaster risk reduction, climate change and sustainable development has been addressed through the concept of mainstreaming. However, mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into sustainable development or into climate change adaptation or, for

Figure 13.2 The non-linear relationship between social progress and GDP

(Source: Social Progress Index 2014.1)

	250 Chapter 13 13.3 Managing internalities Managing the risks inherent in social and economic activity, rather than mainstreaming disaster risk reduction to protect against external threats, is very different to the current approach to disaster risk reduction. The use of human life years as a common currency to measure disaster loss now provides a more complete picture of the true magnitude and impact of disaster loss. This approach highlights that disaster risk is now as much a threat to human development and social progress as avoidable diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria in low and middle-income countries. The SDGs are likely to feature an important health goal with a view to reducing the global disease burden, for example by ending epidemics of all communicable diseases by 2030. Reducing disaster risk can now be considered equally important if a more sustainable and equitable development paradigm is to be achieved. Up to now, the relationship between disaster risk reduction, climate change and sustainable development has been addressed through the concept of mainstreaming. However, mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into sustainable development or into climate change adaptation or, for Figure 13.2 The non-linear relationship between social progress and GDP (Source: Social Progress Index 2014.1)	Page 1 Page 10 Page 20 Page 30 Page 40 Page 50 Page 60 Page 70 Page 80 Page 90 Page 100 Page 110 Page 120 Page 130 Page 140 Page 150 Page 160 Page 170 Page 180 Page 190 Page 200 Page 210 Page 220 Page 230 Page 240 Page 241 Page 242 Page 243 Page 244 Page 245 Page 246 Page 247 Page 248 Page 249 Page 250 Page 251 ->Page 252 Page 253 Page 254 Page 255 Page 256 Page 257 Page 258 Page 259 Page 260 Page 261 Page 262 Page 263 Page 264 Page 270 Page 280 Page 290 Page 300 Page 310