Reviewing estimates of the economic efficiency of disaster risk management: opportunities and limitations of using risk-based cost–benefit analysis
R Mechler - Natural Hazards, 2016 - Springer
There is a lot of rhetoric suggesting that disaster risk reduction (DRR) pays, yet surprisingly
little in the way of hard facts. This review paper examines the evidence regarding the …
little in the way of hard facts. This review paper examines the evidence regarding the …
Making communities more flood resilient: The role of cost benefit analysis and other decision-support tools in disaster risk reduction
R Mechler, J Czajkowski, H Kunreuther… - 2014 - pure.iiasa.ac.at
Given the series of large-scale flood disasters that have occurred in recent years, there is a
growing recognition among community leaders, businesses, insurers, governments and …
growing recognition among community leaders, businesses, insurers, governments and …
Inter-related effects due to droughts for rural populations: A qualitative field study for farmers in Iran
M Yazdanpanah, N Monfared… - … Journal of Mass …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper provides in-depth information on the multiple realities and time-dependencies
during droughts over different sub-groups of an affected society. Dynamics are analyzed …
during droughts over different sub-groups of an affected society. Dynamics are analyzed …
Micro‐insurance against drought risk in a changing climate: Assessing demand and supply considerations
S Hochrainer, R Mechler, D Kull - International Journal of Climate …, 2010 - emerald.com
Purpose–Novel micro‐insurance schemes are emerging to help the poor better deal with
droughts and other disasters. Climate change is projected to increase the intensity and …
droughts and other disasters. Climate change is projected to increase the intensity and …
Generating multiple resilience dividends from managing unnatural disasters in Asia: Opportunities for measurement and policy
R Mechler, S Hochrainer-Stigler - Asian Development Bank …, 2019 - papers.ssrn.com
Despite solid evidence regarding the large benefits of reducing disaster risk, it has remained
difficult to motivate sustained investment into disaster risk reduction (DRR). Recently …
difficult to motivate sustained investment into disaster risk reduction (DRR). Recently …
Quantifying Differential Access to FEMA Disaster Funding and Showcasing Good Mitigation Strategies to Inform Local Decision Makers
P Sullivan - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Socially vulnerable communities experience the adverse effects of a natural disaster to a
greater degree, including more frequent impact, more significant impact, and longer …
greater degree, including more frequent impact, more significant impact, and longer …