Background: This paper proposes a framework to cope with the lack of data at the time of a disaster by employing … predictive models. The framework can be used for disaster human impact assessment based on the socio-economic characteristics of … Data (PRED) is developed as a decision-making platform based on the Disaster Severity Analysis (DSA) Technique. Conclusions …

concerning disaster relief. On the empirical front, studies showing causal and associative relationships between disasters and … socio-economic variables are important for estimating disaster-related losses and making appropriate policy suggestions. The … agencies. It discusses fiscal pressures caused due to disasters and existing policies related to disaster-risk mitigation and …