Natural Disasters and Household Welfare : Evidence from Vietnam

Natural Disasters and Household Welfare : Evidence from Vietnam

As natural disasters hit with increasing frequency, especially in coastal areas, it is imperative to better understand how much natural disasters affect economies and their people. This requires disaggregated measures of natural disasters that can...

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Main Authors: Thomas, Timothy, Christiaensen, Luc, Do, Quy Toan, Trung, Le Dang
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ADAPTATION
AGRICULTURAL DROUGHT
AGRICULTURAL DROUGHTS
ANISOTROPY
BANKS
CALCULATION
CLIMATE
CLIMATOLOGY
CLOUD COVER
CLOUDS
COASTAL DISASTERS
COASTAL FLOOD
COASTAL FLOODS
COPING CAPACITY
CRU
CYCLONE TRACKS
DAMAGES
DISASTER AID
DISASTER ASSISTANCE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DISASTER PREVENTION
DISASTER PRONE COUNTRIES
DISASTER RECOVERY
DISASTER REDUCTION
DISASTER RELIEF
DISASTER RISK
DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
DISASTER RISKS
DISASTER TYPES
DROUGHT
DROUGHT EVENTS
DROUGHT FREQUENCY
DROUGHT INDICES
DROUGHT RISK
DROUGHTS
DRY MONTHS
ELECTRICITY
EXTREME EVENTS
EXTREME WEATHER
EXTREME WEATHER EVENT
EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
FAMINES
FLOOD
FLOOD CONTROL
FLOOD EVENTS
FLOOD PRONE AREAS
FLOODED
FLOODING
FLOODS
FOOD AID
HEAVY RAIN
HEAVY RAINFALL
HURRICANE
HURRICANES
HYDROLOGICAL DROUGHTS
IMPACTS OF DROUGHTS
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION
LAKES
LAND USE
LANDSLIDES
LOSSES FROM FLOODS
METEOROLOGICAL DATA
MITIGATION
NATURAL DISASTER
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL HAZARD
NATURAL HAZARDS
PP
PRECIPITATION
RADIOACTIVITY
RECONSTRUCTION
RELIEF EFFORTS
RISK ANALYSIS
SAFETY
SAVINGS
SELF INSURANCE
STORM
STORM TRACKS
STORMS
TEMPERATURE
TROPICAL CYCLONE
TROPICAL CYCLONES
TROPICAL STORM
TROPICAL STORMS
WATER SHORTAGES
WATER TANK
WEATHER PATTERNS
WIND
WIND SPEED
WIND SPEEDS
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3974

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