A comparative review of country-level and regional disaster loss and damage databases
This review focuses on disaster loss and damage database implementation at country and regional levels. It documents the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) role in the institutionalization of such systems and examines all known, publically-accessible regional and country-level databases’ contents. The findings and lessons provide a basis for a set of conclusions and recommendations to enhance the quality, credibility and usability of these data with the aim of informing future UNDP and international support in this area.
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