Disaster risk reduction at farm level: multiple benefits, no regrets. Results from cost-benefit analyses conducted in a multi-country study, 2016-2018

This report presents the findings of a multi-year FAO study undertaken on over 900 farms in ten different countries that measured, using field data, benefits gained through the use of innovative farming practices designed to boost the resilience of farmers in the face of natural disasters and other shocks. Its findings show that the use of good disaster risk reduction practices offer significant economic gains at the household level, and also that – because they are usually low-cost and easily implemented – they hold significant potential for reducing disaster risks at the national and regional scales as well. These results can guide farmers in making choices about how to manage risks, and have important implications for disaster risk policymaking as well.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: 1423211778144 FAO, Rome (Italy). Emergency and Resilience Div. eng
Format: Texto biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: Rome (Italy) FAO 2019
Subjects:farming systems, agricultural practices, disaster risk reduction, risk management, best practices, cost benefit analysis, data collection, data analysis, case studies,
Online Access:http://www.fao.org/3/ca4429en/ca4429en.pdf
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