Disaster losses

France's summer wildfires could cost insurers up to 563 mln euros

Wildfires that swept through France this summer resulted in around 22,500 insurance claims, with total losses estimated at up to 563 million euros ($634 million), the federation of insurers said on Friday.

This paper develops the Coastal Well-Being Loss Measurement Framework to capture nine domains of well-being losses from climatic hazards in Asia-Pacific coastal regions, highlighting the need for inclusive measurement beyond economic damage.

Measuring disaster-related crop losses

Disaster-related crop losses are often underreported, leaving smallholder farmers vulnerable. Combining household surveys, satellite data and emerging AI tools can improve loss estimates, identify affected groups and strengthen agricultural resilience.

The authors present an innovative, data-driven methodology for mapping susceptibility to flood damage to private assets, leveraging machine learning techniques to overcome some of the limitations and uncertainties associated with traditional approaches.

This study analysed the relationship between infrastructure damage and disaster impact. It does so by scraping 79 Post Disaster Needs Assessment reports to collect disaster specific infrastructure damage data for 79 disaster events of this century.

This report rapidly estimates US$1.66 billion in direct economic damage to physical assets from the August 2026 Rasuwa Flash Flood, identifying infrastructure and hydropower as hardest hit using the GRADE methodology for timely post-disaster assessment.

This report reviews global disaster damage and loss data systems, analyzing practices, challenges, and innovations in sixteen countries, emphasizing system design, governance, and the importance of standardized data for effective disaster risk management.