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Business case for DRR

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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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Aerial View of homes under water in Australia's flooding disaster. Also features paddlers surveying damage.
Updates
4 May 2023

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
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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
Updates
4 August 2022

Funding for resilience: Five key objectives to protect vulnerable groups through Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investing

What kinds of financial and economic benefits would political entities be able to sustain if there were more investments in appropriate DRR strategies? ESG investing helps shift the mindset from a short-term perspective on disaster impact.
International Science Council
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Documents and publications
2022

From local to global scales - Quantifying climate risks and adaptation opportunities for networked infrastructure systems

This contributing paper discusses the relevance of the methods and case studies in informing global, national and local policymakers and decision-makers who are involved in understanding climate risks and adaptation needs for infrastructures. 
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Updates
20 April 2022

Disasters cost the nation: we’ve calculated the income tax revenue lost in their wake

Understanding the true cost of disasters is critical for governments to develop policies to deal with them. Historically, calculations have been based on toting up insurance claims and government aid. But these don’t account for intangible social costs.
Conversation Media Group, the
Updates
6 April 2022

Tampa Bay Partnership launches Making the Economic Case for Resilience in Tampa Bay report

The Tampa Bay Partnership today launches a new report titled, Making the Economic Case for Resilience in Tampa Bay, highlighting the economic implications of more frequent flooding and sea-level rise and the benefits of adaptation.
City of Tampa
This is the first page of the publication.
Documents and publications
2022

Measuring the economic benefits of advanced technology use for river flood forecasting

This study evaluates the economic benefits of the technology use to the farm sector in the Red River of the North Basin (RRB). As part of the Hudson Bay drainage system in North America, the RRB has been subject to Spring River flooding in the past century.
Journal of Flood Risk Management (Wiley)
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Documents and publications
2021

Economic rationale of NBS in freshwater ecosystems

This study contributes to the evidence base that investments in Nature-based Solutions for freshwater management are economically preferred.
Deltares

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