Economics of DRR

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

Simon Maxwell, ODI Senior Research Associate and Executive Chair of the Climate and Development Knowledge Network, challenges the impact of mitigation and adaptation strategies alone, asserting instead that countries should engage in 'climate compatible development' with poverty reduction and human development at its core...

The US Department of Health and Human Services provides grants to states, territories and the metros areas of New York City, Los Angeles Country, Chicago and Washington, DC to enhance community resilience to natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and acts of terrorism...

Sri Lanka Minister announces that the Disaster Management Act will be amended to enhance prevention and mitigation of natural hazards, and calls for a new fund to be set up to meet disaster situation needs...

Environmental scientists are calling on policy-makers to help vulnerable communities adapt to climate change, rather than focus resources on reducing carbon emissions alone. 'The effort and money spent on mitigation is enormous compared to adaptation,' said Andrew Ash, of the climate adaptation flagship...

UN-DESA policy brief no. 28:

This document addresses the challenge of sustainable reconstruction for Haiti following the earthquake of 7.0 on the Richter scale in early January 2010. It targets Haiti's need to rebuild its entire economy in a sustainable