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These resources explore the economic, social and environmental dividends of investing in disaster risk reduction. Read more about the business case for DRR.
 

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Are we stating the facts? Tracing the origins of early warning statistics

Statistics can take on a life of their own, often being repackaged and rephrased so many times it is almost impossible to trace them back to their original source – and the associated nuances and caveats.
Anticipation Hub
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The economic benefits of weather forecasting

As the remarkable series of record-breaking temperatures, storms, and wildfires around the world this summer highlights, the consequences of climate change are here. It is no longer (only) a future threat.
World Bank, the
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Documents and publications
2023

Investing in resilience: Innovative finance for drought preparedness

The policy brief demonstrates that enhancing resilience is one of the most cost-effective actions countries can take, and is typically far less expensive than interventions focused on responding to, and recovering from, the impacts of droughts.
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
African women carrying water back to their villages.
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Drought resilience pays off: up to tenfold return on investment

A new policy brief demonstrates that enhancing resilience is one of the most cost-effective actions countries can take, and is typically far less expensive than interventions focused on responding to the impacts of droughts.
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
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How can we measure the benefits of urban greening?

Dar es Salaam in Tanzania is expected to double in population by 2050. This rapid growth poses significant challenges for the city, particularly relating to flood risk, urban heat, land degradation and soil erosion.
Arup International Development
Photograph of a mobile phone with cyclone moving towards the coast shown. The background is yellow with warning sign.
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Africa: Investment in ‘hydromet systems’ would provide a nine-to-one ROI in saved lives and assets

Investment in ‘hydromet systems’ using technologies from AI to SMS would provide a nine-to-one ROI in saved lives and assets across African nations.
University of Cambridge
Aerial View of homes under water in Australia's flooding disaster. Also features paddlers surveying damage.
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Beyond avoided losses: capitalizing on the secondary benefits of investments in urban flood protection

Faced with increased climate variability, cities are increasingly considering investments in urban flood protection.
World Bank, the
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Documents and publications
2022

The triple dividend of building climate resilience: Taking stock, moving forward

This working paper analyzes the full benefits of climate change adaptation investments, divided into three types of dividends.
World Resources Institute
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Documents and publications
2022

Disaster displacement in Asia and the Pacific: a business case for investment in prevention and solutions

This report aims to fill some of the gaps in understanding the full scale and scope of disaster displacement. Most of the disaster displacement recorded globally has taken place in the Asia and Pacific region.
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
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Documents and publications
2022

Emergency telecommunications preparedness: Return on investments model

This brief presents a return on investment (ROI) model presented which aims to quantify and qualify the benefits of investments in emergency telecommunications preparedness.
World Food Programme

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