Understanding the Economic and Financial Impacts of Natural Disasters

Understanding the Economic and Financial Impacts of Natural Disasters

The study described here examines the short- and long-term economic, and financial impacts of natural disasters. It relies in part, on in-depth case studies of overall sensitivity to natural hazards in the small island economy of Dominica; public f...

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Main Authors: Benson, Charlotte, Clay, Edward J.
Format: Publication
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:
ADAPTATION
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
CASUALTIES
CATASTROPHES
CLIMATE
CLIMATIC HAZARDS
COMMUNITY INSURANCE
COVERS
CROP INSURANCE
CROP INSURANCE SCHEME
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DISASTER MANAGEMENT FACILITY
DISASTER MITIGATION
DISASTER PREVENTION
DISASTER REDUCTION
DISASTERS
DMF
DRAINAGE
DROUGHTS
DYNAMICS
EARTHQUAKES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR
ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ELECTRICITY
EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS
EMPLOYMENT
EPIDEMIOLOGY
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FLOOD CONTROL
FLOOD FORECASTING
FLOODING
FLOODS
FOOD POLICY RESEARCH
FOOD SECURITY
GNP
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
HOUSING
HURRICANES
IMMUNODEFICIENCY
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INNOVATION
INSURANCE
INSURED LOSSES
IRRIGATION
ISOLATION
LANDSLIDES
MANAGERS
MARKETING
MEDIA
MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL HAZARDS
NATURAL RESOURCES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROGRAMS
REFLECTION
RELIEF
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK REDUCTION
RISK TRANSFER
SOCIAL POLICY
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TOOLS
TRANSPORT
URBAN DEVELOPMENT NATURAL DISASTERS
DISASTER RECOVERY
ECONOMIC IMPACT
FINANCIAL PLANNING
CASE STUDIES
PUBLIC FINANCE
CLIMATIC CHANGE
CLIMATE IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
POLICY PLANNING
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
QUANTITATIVE DATA
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/03/3209743/understanding-economic-financial-impacts-natural-disasters
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15025

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/03/3209743/understanding-economic-financial-impacts-natural-disasters
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15025

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