Natural disaster risk is emerging as an increasingly important constraint on economic development and poverty reduction …

Each year natural disasters affect about 200 million people and cause about $50 billion in damage. This paper compares … the incidence of natural disasters across countries along several dimensions and finds that the relative costs tend to be … disasters are found to have had a discernible macroeconomic impact, including large effects on fiscal and external balances …

International humanitarian aid is pivotal in the response to natural disasters suffered by low-and middle … political leaders and the geographic distribution of ethnic groups within countries with high numbers of natural disasters … Disaster Assistance (OFDA) disburses larger amounts of aid when natural disasters affect the birth region of the countries …