To address increasing disaster risk, an urgent shift is needed in disaster risk management (DRM), from post-event action towards forward-looking... Read more
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This working paper analyzes the status, types, and evolution of market-based disaster insurance schemes across developing Asia. Well-designed insurance schemes... Read more
Post-disaster social recovery remains the least understood of the disaster phases despite increased risks of extreme events leading to disasters... Read more
People living in poverty are particularly vulnerable to shocks, including those caused by natural disasters such as floods and droughts.... Read more
Commenting on the announcement today (20 July 2017), by the UK Government’s Department for International Development, of further details about... Read more
This report is the result of the multi-sectorial and multi-disciplinary networking process and represents the combined effort of more than... Read more
This paper investigates how partnerships can incentivise flood risk reduction by focusing on the UK public-private partnership on flood insurance. Read more
This book develops a new business case for investment based on the multiple dividends of resilience. This looks beyond only... Read more
In March 2015, a new international blueprint for disaster risk reduction (DRR) has been adopted in Sendai, Japan, at the... Read more