Business case for DRR

This paper explores the benefits and the costs of strengthening infrastructure assets to make them more resilient, reducing the repair costs and infrastructure disruptions caused by natural hazards. Strengthening infrastructure assets in low- and middle

Infrastructure—electricity, telecommunications, roads, water, and sanitation—are central to people’s lives. Without it, they cannot make a living, stay healthy, and maintain a good quality of life. Access to basic infrastructure is also a key driver of

This study spatially quantifies DRR benefits of the Mesoamerican Reef for people, buildings, and hotel infrastructure. In addition, it compares risk reduction of coral reefs with the protection offered by dunes and the risk increase from sea-level rise.

New research reveals that the UK’s current network of river barriers and defences helps prevent £1.1 billion a year in flood damage.

In 2014, World Food Programme, UNICEF and DFID undertook a joint study with the Boston Consulting Group to calculate the financial ‘returns’ and speed benefits derived from specific preparedness interventions, including emergency supply prepositioning

A Pew Charitable Trusts event focusing on the business case for disaster-resilient infrastructure highlighted the importance of investment in protection against flood risk. Risk prevention, compared to recovery and response, saves both money and lives, benefiting businesses and communities.

This report assesses and identifies solutions with special relevance for smallholder farmers: DRR good practices that work at farm-level and which, with small investments, can have a significant positive impact on the resilience of their livelihoods. It

This report follows risk-based valuation approaches to map flood zones at 10-squaremeter resolution along all 3,100+ kilometers of U.S. reef-lined shorelines for different storm probabilities to account for the effect of coral reefs in reducing coastal

This 2018 interim report updates and expands upon mitigation measures studied in 2005 by evaluating a broad suite of mitigation measures that can inform decision-making around investments to reduce the impacts of natural hazards.

The report includes the