Asia and the Pacific? This paper considers three main disaster risk factors - rising population exposure, greater …. In a regression analysis within a model of disaster risk determination, the most significant association is between the …

The powerful typhoon Haiyan that swept across the Philippines is one of the strongest storms ever to make landfall, cut … a path of destruction through several central islands, causing scores of people dead. The disaster's full impact is … horrific with human tragedy. Responding to the disaster of such magnitude calls for both national and international hands to …

side and anthropogenic climate change on the other? This paper considers three main disaster risk factors - rising … intense climate-related natural disasters. In a regression analysis within a model of disaster risk determination for 1971 … implication is that climate mitigation and climate adaptation should form part of actions for disaster risk reduction. …

We provide an initial framework regarding priorities for government programs to reduce the natural-disaster … vulnerability of farm households in the Philippines. We begin with the likelihood that climate change will increase the probability … not necessarily imply that social insurance programs should be expanded. Inasmuch as disaster risk management policies at …

fiscal policy and publicly-provided disaster insurance. Our policy conclusions point to the enhanced need to reach and …

disaster impact model with a general equilibrium model of the economy. We apply the methodology to study the effects of … tropical cyclones in the United States, the Caribbean islands, Japan, China, and the Philippines. Our results show that the … post-disaster recovery after a single shock can take several decades, with notable cumulative negative effects for …