Disaster losses and damages data use cases

Existing and potential use cases of losses and damages data across a range of different domains are presented as a small demonstration of the many applications available today and anticipated in the future

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Case study
Cambodia
Planning resilient roads in Cambodia
Assessments of disaster impacts on sectors critical to national economies and people's livelihoods, such as infrastructure and agriculture, have repeatedly shown that sector planning needs to become more sensitive to disaster risk.
  • United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Case study
Nepal
An impact-based early warning module in Nepal’s BIPAD portal
Nepal has developed an impact-based forecasting tool for floods, earthquakes, forest fires and air pollution, with historical loss data informing the impact estimates.
  • United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

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Disaster losses and damages tracking
UNDRR and partner organisations support countries in monitoring their progress in reducing losses and damages at national and sub-national levels through publicly-accessible Disaster Tracking Systems for hazardous events and disaster losses and damages.