This paper investigates the vulnerability of households to climatic disasters in the low-lying atoll nation of Tuvalu …, and in particular to sea-level rise and its associated risks. We construct poverty and hardship profiles for households on … the different islands of Tuvalu, and combine these with geographic and topographic information to assess the exposure …

This paper investigates the vulnerability of households to climatic disasters in the low-lying atoll nation of Tuvalu …, and in particular to sea-level rise and its associated risks. We construct poverty and hardship profiles for households on … the different islands of Tuvalu, and combine these with geographic and topographic information to assess the exposure …

inhabitants. The focus of this paper is on the role of poverty in the impact of floods on households, focusing on both direct … using household survey data. Poorer households are more likely to be affected by floods; directly affected households are … households were less likely to recover from flood exposure. The report finds that access to finance play an important role in …

examine the impact of natural disasters on Indonesian household welfare (consumption and poverty) using the Indonesian Family … econometric models confirm that earthquakes are the most destructive disaster to affect household welfare, whereas droughts … devastating impacts of disasters and in lessening households’ vulnerability to poverty. The policy recommendations resulting from …

This paper investigates the vulnerability of households to climatic disasters in the low-lying atoll nation of Tuvalu …, and in particular to sea-level rise and its associated risks. We construct poverty and hardship profiles for households on … the different islands of Tuvalu, and combine these with geographic and topographic information to assess the exposure …