Unlocking the 'Triple Dividend' of Resilience : Why Investing in Disaster Risk Management Pays Off

Unlocking the 'Triple Dividend' of Resilience : Why Investing in Disaster Risk Management Pays Off

The risk of a disaster can cause economic losses even before a disaster strikes. Investing in disaster resilience, therefore, can yield a ‘triple dividend’ by (1) avoiding losses when disasters strike; (2) unlocking development potential by stimulating innovation and bolstering economic activi...

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Main Authors: Overseas Development Institute, World Bank Group
Format: Economic & Sector Work
Language:en_US
Published: Overseas Development Institute, London, and World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
Avoided losses
Co-benefits
risk management
resilience
Background risk
Disaster risk management
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21612

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