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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...

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Main Author: Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
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

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20339204/understanding-risk-evolving-world
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20579

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