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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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Documents and publications
2019

Disaster risk reduction at farm level: Multiple benefits, no regrets

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

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters
Documents and publications
2019

Rigorously valuing the role of U.S. coral reefs in coastal hazard risk reduction

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

United States Geological Survey Nature Conservancy, the University of California, Santa Cruz
Documents and publications
2018

Natural hazard mitigation saves: 2018 interim report

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

National Institute of Building Sciences
Updates
1 November 2018

USA: Investors think they can make money reducing wildfire risk. A forest restoration project in Yuba, CA puts this idea into practice

Workers will cut down trees and burn off undergrowth across the Tahoe National Forest as part of a new project that is the first of its kind to be funded by a forest resilience bond, which was created by an investment firm and a start-up. In addition to being faster to implement than a publicly-funded project, this endeavour yields a desirable return for investors.
World Resources Institute
Research briefs
30 October 2018

USA: National Institute of Building Sciences issues second report on the value of mitigation

The National Institute of Building Sciences' latest report, which examines the potential benefits associated with investing in mitigation for select utility and transportation infrastructure, finds that mitigation yields significant benefit cost ratios, with some ratios reaching as high as 11:0. These benefits apply to a variety of hazards and projects.
National Institute of Building Sciences
Documents and publications
2018

Natural hazard mitigation saves: Utilities and transportation infrastructure

This report examines the potential benefits associated with natural hazard mitigation investments made on select utility and transportation infrastructure in the United States. The project team set out to estimate benefit-cost ratios (BCRs) for four

National Institute of Building Sciences
Documents and publications
2018

Disasters and Emergencies Preparedness Programme (DEPP) return on investment study

Preparedness is at the core of today’s humanitarian agenda. Humanitarian actors are progressively demanding more resources for emergency preparedness actions that enable and anticipate elements of humanitarian response. This study helps quantify the

Action Against Hunger - UK Communicating with Disaster Affected Communities Start Network
Updates
27 June 2018

Every dollar spent on hurricane protection can prevent US$105 in business property loss, disruption

New analysis shows that every US$1 a business spends on hurricane protection reduces loss exposure by an average of $105, highlighting the need for cost-effective prevention that minimizes the effects of wind damage with backup power generators, rooftop inspections, and secured objects and windows.
FM Global
Documents and publications
2018

The global value of mangroves for risk reduction

This report uses rigorous hydrodynamic and economic models to value the coastal flood protection services of mangroves globally, and identifies the places where mangroves provide the greatest risk reduction benefits to people and property. This work

Nature Conservancy, the
Updates
18 June 2018

Building back better: How to cut disaster losses by a third

A new report has found that when countries rebuild stronger, faster and more inclusively after disasters they can reduce the impact on people’s livelihoods and well-being by as much as 31 percent.
World Bank, the

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