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Carbonnier, Gilles - 2018

with the economics and political economy of war, disaster, and humanitarian action. To illustrate the field's scientific …

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Marriage market responses in the wake of a natural disaster in India

Das, Shreyasee; Dasgupta, Shatanjaya - 2022

highlight how the institution of marriage can induce long-lasting demographic changes after a natural disaster. …

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What explains the disaster preparedness of micro-enterprises? : examining socio-psychological characteristics and information provision

Berkel, Hanna; Tarp, Finn - 2024

enterprises do not prepare for future disasters. This study aims at understanding the determinants of enterprises' disaster … enterprises' disaster preparedness. The second step includes an experiment providing enterprises with information about six … specific and easy-to-implement measures of disaster preparedness. This experiment aims to understand if better information …

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Natural disasters and economic inequality : insights from wildfires across the globe

Paudel, Jayash - 2023

Natural disasters cause economic damages and may exacerbate disparities in income distribution among countries across the globe. This article employs satellite data on real-time active fire locations to evaluate the short-term impact of forest fires on economic inequality around the world. Using...

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Assessing the risk of cyclone-induced storm surge and sea level rise in Mozambique

Neumann, James E.; Emanuel, Kerry A.; Ravela, Sai; … - 2013

This article considers the impact of sea level rise and storm surge on the port cities of Maputo and Beira in Mozambique. By combining a range of sea level rise scenarios for 2050 with the potential maximum storm surge level for the current 100-year storm, we analyze permanently inundated lands...

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Cost and impact analysis of sea level rise on coastal Vietnam

Chinowsky, Paul S.; Schweikert, Amy E.; Strzepek, Niko L. - 2014

The Development under Climate Change research effort provides a basis for determining quantitative impacts on infrastructure from climate change. This paper provides results of an analysis of sea level rise impacts on road infrastructure in Vietnam. The study utilizes a quantitative approach for...

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We need land first : identifying local needs for sustainable recovery after the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, Nepal

He, Lulu - 2018

The aim of this study is to identify needs for recovery from people's perspectives under a localized context following the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. A qualitative approach was applied to collecting and processing data which consist of 114 semi-structured interviews with earthquake-resettled...

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Cyclone impacts on manufacturing firms in Mozambique

Berkel, Hanna; Fisker, Peter Simonsen; Tarp, Finn - 2021

Chimoio which were interviewed 6 and 12 months after the natural disaster. While Beira was largely destroyed in the event …, the disaster hit some types of manufacturing firms much harder than others. For instance, businesses in the construction …

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Cash grants to manufacturers after Cyclone Idai : RCT evidence from Mozambique

Berkel, Hanna; Fisker, Peter Simonsen; Tarp, Finn - 2021

In March 2019, Cyclone Idai hit central Mozambique and caused widespread damage, including businesses in the enterprise sector. We use panel data and a randomized controlled trial to estimate the impact of unconditional cash grants on micro enterprises and their recovery. We find that, on...

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Remote sensing of urban cyclone impact and resilience : evidence from Idai

Fisker, Peter Simonsen; Malmgren-Hansen, David; … - 2021

sensing may still be the best option in a data-scarce disaster situation. …

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