Understanding Risk in an Evolving World : A Policy Note

Understanding Risk in an Evolving World : A Policy Note

The foundation for DRM is understanding the hazards, and the exposure and vulnerability of people and assets to those hazards. By quantifying the risks and anticipating the potential impacts of hazards, governments, communities, and individuals can make informed prevention decisions. Such information can be used to set priorities for development and adaptation strategies, sector plans, programs, projects, and budgets.

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Main Author: Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
Format: Policy Note biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:ACTUAL COST, APPLICATIONS, BUILDING CODE, BUILDING CODES, CATASTROPHES, CLIMATE CHANGE, CONTINGENCY PLANNING, DAMAGES, DEVASTATION, DISASTER, DISASTER MANAGEMENT, DISASTER MITIGATION, DISASTER REDUCTION, DISASTER RISK, DISASTER RISKS, DISASTER_RISK, DISASTERS, DROUGHT, EARLY WARNING, EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS, EARTHQUAKE, EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE, EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, EMERGENCY SERVICE, EMERGENCY SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT, EVACUATION, EXTREME EVENTS, EXTREME WEATHER, FATALITIES, FINANCIAL RISK, FIRE, FIRES, FLOOD, FLOOD PROTECTION, FOOD SECURITY, IMPACT EVENTS, INCOME, INFORMED DECISIONS, INNOVATION, INNOVATIONS, INSURANCE, INSURANCE COMPANIES, INSURANCE REGULATIONS, LANDSLIDE, LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES, NATURAL CATASTROPHE, NATURAL DISASTER, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL HAZARD, NATURAL HAZARDS, NEGOTIATIONS, NON-LIFE INSURANCE, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS, RECONSTRUCTION, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, REINSURANCE, RISK ANALYSIS, RISK ASSESSMENT, RISK ASSESSMENTS, RISK MANAGEMENT, RISK REDUCTION, SOLVENCY, STORM, SUBSIDIARY, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TSUNAMI, URBANIZATION,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20339204/understanding-risk-evolving-world
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20579
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Summary:The foundation for DRM is understanding the hazards, and the exposure and vulnerability of people and assets to those hazards. By quantifying the risks and anticipating the potential impacts of hazards, governments, communities, and individuals can make informed prevention decisions. Such information can be used to set priorities for development and adaptation strategies, sector plans, programs, projects, and budgets.

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