Many ex ante measures taken to reduce disaster risk can deliver co-benefits that are not dependent on disasters … to the main objective of disaster risk management of avoiding disaster losses, but identifying and measuring additional … co-benefits can enhance the attractiveness of disaster risk management investments. Co-benefits are often economic, such …

infrastructure at risk. However, most investment in disaster risk management is made by the public sector, with the private sector … direct benefits of disaster risk management, but also a broader set of co-benefits to themselves and society as a whole … economic stability. Ironically, many of these co-benefits are more tangible and immediate than ordinary disaster risk …

development prospects of affected regions. As such, climate change reinforces the development case for investment in disaster risk … complicates disaster risk management investment decisions, the analysis presented here shows that these considerations are only … for disaster risk management investment decisions. Accounting for climate uncertainty is likely to shift the optimal …

manage disaster risk. Exposure and vulnerability to natural disasters and the effects of climate change are particularly high … disaster risk management framework of the Philippines, taking the lead coordinating role in disaster response activities …. Consequently, social protection programs are on the frontlines of disaster response in the Philippines. This paper focuses …

This paper addresses the question whether and how co-benefits, through disaster resilience building, can be further … pursues several objectives synergistically at the same time, such as disaster risk management and development goals, or … disaster risk management and climate change adaptation. Of particular interest is the question of how the economic and broader …

Global economic losses from natural disasters continue to increase. Yet, investments in disaster risk management are … multitude of benefits from disaster risk management investments are not traditionally accounted for in cost-benefit analyses …. This paper contributes to this discussion by highlighting the multiple benefits from disaster risk management investments …