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Learning from megadisasters : lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake
Ranghieri, Federica (ed.); Ishiwatari, Mikio (ed.) - World Bank - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394042
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Fertility response to natural disasters : the case of three high mortality earthquakes
Finlay, Jocelyn E. - 2009
earthquakes: Gujarat, India, in 2001; North-West Frontier, Pakistan, in 2005; and Izmit, Turkey, in 1999. There is evidence of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394177
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Earthquake vulnerability reduction program in Colombia : a probabilistic cost-benefit analysis
Ghesquiere, Francis - 2006
"Cost-benefit analysis is a standard tool for determining the efficiency of planned projects. But one of the major difficulties in risk mitigation investments is that benefits are by nature uncertain. In this context, the standard approach relying on the average value of benefits may provide an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522123
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GDLN Seminar on Strengthening Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific : Volume 1 . Post???disaster recovery procedures of the Great Hanshin (Kobe earthquake) earthqua...
World Bank - 2013
In the GLDN seminar, the recovery procedures in the aftermath of the Kobe earthquake and the Asian tsunami were discussed. This introduction to Catastrophe Risk Financing Frameworks seminar provided participants with an understanding of catastrophe risk financing frameworks. In addition, it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557376
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Why do people die in earthquakes? : the costs, benefits and institutions of disaster risk reduction in developing countries
Kenny, Charles - 2009
collapse in earthquakes, and the great majority occurs in the developing world. This is despite the fact that engineering …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394117
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The Great East Japan Earthquake--Learning from Megadisasters : Knowledge Notes, Executive Summary
World Bank - 2014
The Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) was the first disaster ever recorded that included an earthquake, a tsunami, a nuclear power plant accident, a power supply failure, and a large-scale disruption of supply chains. On March 11, 2011 earthquake of magnitude 9.0 occurred in the Pacific Ocean...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012560968
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It Is Not Too Late : Preparing for Asia's Next Big Earthquake
World Bank - 2010
Strong earthquakes strike frequently countries in East Asia and the Pacific, causing building collapses and extensive … repercussions and human loss. The next earthquake and other large earthquakes in the East Asia region in the near future are … earthquakes and build safer, more resilient societies. In particular, this paper emphasizes the strengthening of existing schools …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247463
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What Did We Learn? : The Shelter Response and Housing Recovery in the First Two Years after the 2010 Haiti Earthquake
World Bank - 2016
The response to the January 2010 Haiti earthquake has been in the spotlight ever since the disaster, and a significant number of evaluations and analyses have been disseminated in the years since. This report is intended to help housing and shelter practitioners improve future post-disaster...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247944
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India Earthquake 8th October 2005, Jammu and Kashmir : Preliminary Damage and Needs Assessment
World Bank - 2013
This report provides an assessment of damages and needs resulting from the earthquake that struck India on the 8m of October 2005. It provides a preliminary estimate of the total cost of damage identifies the needs for reconstruction and discusses strategies and guiding principles for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557923
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Syria Earthquake 2023
World Bank - 2023
Following the magnitude (Mw) 7.8 Türkiye-Syria Earthquake on February 6, 2023, and the (Mw) 6.3 earthquake on February 20, 2023, the World Bank launched the Syria Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA). The objective of the RDNA is to estimate the impact of the earthquake on physical assets...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014578874