This paper investigates the vulnerability of households to climatic disasters in the low-lying atoll nation of Tuvalu …, and in particular to sea-level rise and its associated risks. We construct poverty and hardship profiles for households on … the different islands of Tuvalu, and combine these with geographic and topographic information to assess the exposure …

examine the impact of natural disasters on Indonesian household welfare (consumption and poverty) using the Indonesian Family … econometric models confirm that earthquakes are the most destructive disaster to affect household welfare, whereas droughts … devastating impacts of disasters and in lessening households’ vulnerability to poverty. The policy recommendations resulting from …

understanding of households' vulnerability to shock-induced poverty is critical for disaster risk management and the design of … structural poverty but not for assessing the vulnerability of non-poor households to fall below the poverty line when they … households' vulnerability to poverty in Malawi. To accurately estimate the impacts of shocks on consumption and vulnerability …

Asia and the Pacific? This paper considers three main disaster risk factors - rising population exposure, greater … increase in natural disasters and population exposure, represented by population densities. Population vulnerability also … population vulnerability, and increasing climate-related hazards - behind the increased frequency of intense natural disasters …