Economics of DRR

Recalling that disaster risk reduction programmes are a crucial part of the Commission's overall aid strategy, the European Commission has adopted a € 15 million aid package to prevent hunger, malnutrition and epidemics to the disaster affected population in Ethiopia...

Philstar.com reports that 'the Philippine government and the civil society have been implementing climate change adaptation measures' as the country's disaster risk increases in a changing climate...

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns of the risks posed by inaction on climate change, saying 'the longer we delay the more we will pay - in lost opportunities, resources, and lives'...

This book argues that some of the neoclassical economic tools are often misapplied in dealing with climate change issues, seeks reform of economic mechanisms and methods, and emphasizes a greater role of transaction cost economics and institutional

While the Regional Disaster Coordinating Council urges local government units to use their calamity funds for disaster preparedness measures, more than half of it was spent even before the country had experienced its first major natural calamity...

To further the reach of community-level disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate change, the Government of Norway has committed USD 16 million to support Bangladesh in strengthening its disaster management system...

The Act allows the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) to be more proactive as 'huge funds are earmarked to be used in disaster risk reduction' reports the OCD's Regional Director, who also reports on the upcoming establishment of Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices (LDRRMO)...

28 July 2010, Assignment No. AN2009/387/01:

The United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) conducted an audit of the governance and organizational structure of the inter-agency secretariat to the United Nations International Strategy for