Economics of DRR

Τhis theme covers economic analysis supporting risk-informed investments and better investment planning and financing strategies for disaster risk reduction. It also adresses post-event economic loss and impact assessments, cost benefit analysis and other DRR investment appraisal techniques, ex-ante economic impact assessments.

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This article answers frequently asked questions about adaptation investment planning.

National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network
Flooded street in the city of York in the United Kingdom. The first story of the red brickstone houses is under water.
Research briefs

A new study reveals that more extreme flood predictions significantly impact real estate demand in the UK, particularly along the coast.

University of Portsmouth
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This study presents an impact-based analysis of compound flooding across 203 coastal counties along the U.S. Gulf and East coasts by integrating data from multiple flood drivers with socio-economic loss records from 1980 to 2018.

npj Natural Hazards (Nature)
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The Climate Risk Index (CRI) analyses how climate-related extreme weather events affect countries and, in doing so, measures realised risks' consequences for countries.

Germanwatch
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This article presents estimated economic impacts of L.A. wildfires in January 2025.

University of California, Los Angeles
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Documents and publications

This report sets out an ambitious roadmap to radically transform international crisis finance in the next ten years.

Centre for Disaster Protection
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This report explores the indirect effects of the acute impacts of climate damages on the costs of living via risk-based insurance premiums as well as chronic climate exposure and its impact on the livability of neighborhoods and human mobility in the US.

First Street Foundation
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Recent wildfires are fueling urgency to pass forest management legislation that would update and improve interagency disaster coordination.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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