Disasters are bad for business specifically for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). These catastrophic events can … recommends strategic policies to embed DRRM into the business sector and the role of APEC in promoting SME resilience in the …

intersection of disasters and migration in Asia and details the story of how disasters may affect mobility, from displacement to … impacts on mobility because of climate-related disasters and delves into the likely trends. Ultimately, it aims to show the … diverse ways in which disaster-related migration may affect economic growth and social resilience in Asia. …

Using an economic model to assess welfare risk and resilience to disasters, this paper systematically tackles the … resilience to riverine flood disasters and what will be their measured benefit? We study the 18 regions of the Philippines to … questions: 1) How much asset and welfare risks does each region in the Philippines face from riverine flood disasters? 2) How …

While companies have emerged as very proactive donors in the wake of recent major disasters like Hurricane Katrina, it …

climate change. Associated with these natural disasters are more variable and extreme rainfall and temperatures as recorded in … intense natural disasters. The economies along coastal areas in South, Southeast (for example the Philippines), and East Asia … urgent need for economies not only to adapt their exposure and capacity in relation to natural disasters, but also to …

In this paper we examine the impact of major disasters on international trade flows using a gravity model. Our panel …