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 …

political factors determine the resource base and networks available for responding to the hazard or resilience. These factors …

While all regions are exposed to natural hazards, most disasters (such as droughts, earthquakes, extreme temperatures …. The paper analyzes the empirical evidence on the incidence of disasters and maps worldwide disaster risks, to then assess …

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 …

disasters and the resulting mortality. Drawing together the main findings, some observations are made from a policy perspective … to focus on key elements of a disaster reduction strategy. Countries that were prone to natural disasters in the previous …) had an important role in explaining inter-country variation in the occurrence of natural disasters. However, income did …

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 …

build resilience and protect themselves from development reversals has become all the more urgent. Not surprisingly …

factors and strategies associated with high resilience or high vulnerability. The results show that the single most important … strategy for resilience is to have a working and income earning spouse in the household. This is still much too uncommon in …