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Economics of DRR
Analysis of economic initiatives taken at any level and/or by any sector in order to improve disaster risk reduction strategies, including the direct and indirect economic impacts of disasters.
Calls mount for disaster risk management for businesses
23 May 2013, Jakarta Post, the
Businesses suffer direct losses when they have invested in locating factories, offices, plants, warehouses and other facilities in locations exposed to hazards such as floods, cyclones, earthquakes or tsunamis, without adequately investing to reduce the risks. Policy makers and business leaders from around the world gathered in Geneva from May 19 to 23 for the Fourth Session of the Global Platform...
Extracts of progress reports by progress indicator on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
- Indicator 1.2 [PDF, 110Kb]Dedicated and adequate resources are available to implement disaster risk reduction plans and activities at all administrative levels
- Indicator 4.3 [PDF, 93Kb]Economic and productive sectorial policies and plans have been implemented to reduce the vulnerability of economic activities
- Indicator 5.3 [PDF, 86Kb]Financial reserves and contingency mechanisms are in place to support effective response and recovery when required.
- Climate literacy: Navigating climate change conversations20 May - 19 Jul 2013, Online
- Climate change and regional response 2013 (CCRR-2013)27-29 May 2013, Germany (Dresden, Westin Bellevue)
- Use of GIS and remote sensing in climate change analysis and adaption27-30 May 2013, Kenya (Nairobi)
- Postgraduate courses on building resilience to climate changeUNU-ISP, Japan (Tokyo)
- Center for Disaster and Risk AnalysisCSU, United States of America (Fort Collins, Colorado)
- Resilient Organisations PhD research programmeResOrgs, New Zealand (Christchurch)
Flood disaster risk management: Gorakhpur case study - training module2013, GIZ, Germany - gov; GEAG; NIDM, India - gov
Chemical (industrial) disaster management training module2012, NIDM, India - gov
Socio-economic resilience index 2013Mar 2013, Maplecroft
Global Risks Atlas 2012Feb 2012, Maplecroft
Asia Natural hazards economic exposure risk map 2012Aug 2012, Maplecroft
- Head of regional liaison office for North East Asia and the global education training institute, P5Korea, Rep of (Incheon), UNISDR
- Chief of branch, D1Switzerland (Geneva), UNISDR
- Chief of unit, resource mobilization, P5Switzerland (Geneva), UNISDR
External Online Resources
- Business Link: Climate Resilience Toolkit
- Business partnerships with the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
- Climate and Disaster Governance (CDG)
- Climate change adaptation: topic guide - Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC)
- Climatefundsupdate.org
- DARA: Climate vulnerability monitor
- Disaster risk reduction (DRR) project portal for Asia and the Pacific
- Economics of disaster risk reduction: online library
- FAO and emergencies, from prevention to building back better
- FAO: Climate impact on agriculture (CLIMPAG)
- FAO: DRR-TECA (technology for agriculture) practices and technologies
- GFDRR: Economics of DRR (World Bank)
- Institute for Business and Home Safety: disaster safety portal
- World AgroMeteorological Information Service
- World Bank: Urban development in Latin America and the Caribbean - DRM resources
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