There has been some degree of reluctance in the past to consider disaster risk management within the mainstream of … adaptation to climate variability and climate change. However, there is now wide recognition of the need to incorporate disaster … with disaster risk management. It showcases projects and other initiatives in this field that are being undertaken in both …

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 …

and faster responses are possible. The authors contend that even though there is much generosity in the world to support … funding strategies while resisting the allure of post-disaster discretionary funding and the threat it poses for those seeking …: Bring in the Professionals -- 4: Planning for Disaster Recovery: Changing the Default Setting -- 5: Finance as the Glue -- 6 …

Since the 1990s, efforts have been made to reduce the damage caused by natural disasters, among which the Disaster … established as an important model for Korea's disaster risk reduction activities. …

We provide the planner's solution to a model where households learn from exogenous natural disaster arrivals about … since disaster leads to pessimistic arrival-rate beliefs and taxes or mandates to fund mitigation, which reduce consumption …