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100 1 $aClarke, Daniel J.$4auth
700 1 $aDercon, Stefan$4auth
245 10 $aDull Disasters? How planning ahead will make a difference
260 $aOxford, UK$bOxford University Press$c2016
300 $a1 electronic resource (160 p.)
506 0 $aOpen Access$2star$fUnrestricted online access
520 $aEconomic 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.
536 $aWorld Bank Group
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650 7 $aDevelopment studies$2bicssc
650 7 $aSocial impact of disasters$2bicssc
650 7 $aAid & relief programmes$2bicssc
650 7 $aEconomics$2bicssc
650 7 $aDevelopment economics & emerging economies$2bicssc
650 7 $aPolitical economy$2bicssc
653 $aextreme event
653 $atime inconsistency
653 $anatural disaster
653 $adisaster risk finance
653 $apandemic
653 $aplanning
653 $abehavioural psychology
653 $acommitment device
653 $apolitics of disaster relief
653 $aDecision-making
653 $aEmergency management
653 $aInsurance
653 $aReinsurance
653 $aRisk management
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