Vulnerability drives disaster law—defining its successes and illustrating its failures. Although understanding … vulnerability is critical to disaster law and scholarship, the literature lacks both an overarching analysis of the different … aspects of vulnerability and a nuanced examination of the factors that shape disaster outcomes. This paper attempts to fill …

The study provides an assessment of the disaster risk financing mechanisms in the Philippines. It looks at the sources … of the current disaster risk finance and insurance mechanisms. Case studies are presented showcasing detailed analysis at … government has to improve its overall disaster risk financing and insurance (DRFI) program. DRFI has to be anchored on an …

We test if and how banks adjust their lending in response to disaster risk in the form of a natural catastrophe … higher protability and reduced risk. Our results suggest that local banks are an effective mechanism to mitigate rare … disaster shocks faced especially by small and medium firms. …