A global outlook on disaster science

An analysis of recent scholarly output and impact in disaster science according to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, aiming to provide insights to governments, research institutions, and funding agencies

This report displays an analysis of global disaster science scholarly output and specific topics being studied within research on different types of disasters. One of the most novel analyses presented in the report is the examination of disaster science in the context of the human toll and economic burden of natural disasters. The study also provides more insights on disaster science research conducted in 10 individual countries, in the Americas, Asia, and Europe, revealing which disaster types are researched and where.

This report aims to describe the field of disaster science and contribute to evidence-based disaster risk reduction policy development and implementation in support to governments, research institutions and funding agencies.