This paper studies how media and democracy influence government action taken before and after a natural disaster. The … democratic institutions both contribute positively to the government's palliative effort after the disaster. However, the effects … of media and democracy on the government's preventive effort before the disaster are negative. We provide empirical …

, however, could also play a role in disaster preparedness. In particular, I examine whether governments that are deemed to be … investment in disaster preparedness. I find an inverse U-shaped relationship between repression and casualties, with countries at … either end of the distribution experiencing lower fatalities. -- natural disasters ; government repression ; disaster …

Research suggests that a donor country’s decision to provide post-disaster assistance is not only driven by the … severity of a disaster and the resulting humanitarian needs in the recipient country, but also by strategic considerations. The … authors argue that the identification of the determinants of the size of disaster assistance is a first step in the analysis …

the end of the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR, March 14 - 18, 2015). We review and discuss …In March 2015, a new international blueprint for disaster risk reduction (DRR) has been adopted in Sendai, Japan, at …