Dull Disasters? How planning ahead will make a difference
Economic losses from disasters are now reaching an average of US$250–$300 billion a year. In the last 20 years, more than 530,000 people died as a direct result of extreme weather events; millions more were seriously injured. Most of the deaths and serious injuries were in developing countries. Mean...
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| description | Economic losses from disasters are now reaching an average of US$250–$300 billion a year. In the last 20 years, more than 530,000 people died as a direct result of extreme weather events; millions more were seriously injured. Most of the deaths and serious injuries were in developing countries. Meanwhile, highly infectious diseases will continue to emerge or re-emerge, and natural hazards will not disappear. But these extreme events do not need to turn into large-scale disasters. Better and faster responses are possible. The authors contend that even though there is much generosity in the world to support the responses to and recovery from natural disasters, the current funding model, based on mobilizing financial resources after disasters take place, is flawed and makes responses late, fragmented, unreliable, and poorly targeted, while providing poor incentives for preparedness or risk reduction. The way forward centres around reforming the funding model for disasters, moving towards plans with simple rules for early action and that are locked in before disasters through credible funding strategies—all while resisting the allure of post-disaster discretionary funding and the threat it poses for those seeking to ensure that disasters have a less severe impact. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-351492025-01-26T05:30:14Z Dull Disasters? How planning ahead will make a difference Clarke, Daniel J. Dercon, Stefan extreme event time inconsistency natural disaster disaster risk finance pandemic planning behavioural psychology commitment device politics of disaster relief Decision-making Emergency management Insurance Reinsurance Risk management thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFF Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made) thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JK Social services and welfare, criminology::JKS Social welfare and social services::JKSR Aid and relief programmes thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics and emerging economies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCP Political economy Economic losses from disasters are now reaching an average of US$250–$300 billion a year. In the last 20 years, more than 530,000 people died as a direct result of extreme weather events; millions more were seriously injured. Most of the deaths and serious injuries were in developing countries. Meanwhile, highly infectious diseases will continue to emerge or re-emerge, and natural hazards will not disappear. But these extreme events do not need to turn into large-scale disasters. Better and faster responses are possible. The authors contend that even though there is much generosity in the world to support the responses to and recovery from natural disasters, the current funding model, based on mobilizing financial resources after disasters take place, is flawed and makes responses late, fragmented, unreliable, and poorly targeted, while providing poor incentives for preparedness or risk reduction. The way forward centres around reforming the funding model for disasters, moving towards plans with simple rules for early action and that are locked in before disasters through credible funding strategies—all while resisting the allure of post-disaster discretionary funding and the threat it poses for those seeking to ensure that disasters have a less severe impact. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2016-12-31 23:55:55 2018-10-03 09:09:28 2020-04-01T14:07:29Z 2016 book 611710 OCN: 953456103 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32368 9780198785576 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/35149 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/32368/1/611710.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/32368/1/611710.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/32368/1/611710.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/32368/1/611710.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/32368/1/611710.pdf Oxford University Press 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198785576.001.0001 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198785576.001.0001 db4e319f-ca9f-449a-bcf2-37d7c6f885b1 World Bank Group 9780198785576 160 Oxford, UK open access |
| spellingShingle | extreme event time inconsistency natural disaster disaster risk finance pandemic planning behavioural psychology commitment device politics of disaster relief Decision-making Emergency management Insurance Reinsurance Risk management thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFF Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made) thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JK Social services and welfare, criminology::JKS Social welfare and social services::JKSR Aid and relief programmes thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics and emerging economies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCP Political economy Clarke, Daniel J. Dercon, Stefan Dull Disasters? How planning ahead will make a difference |
| title | Dull Disasters? How planning ahead will make a difference |
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