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 report evaluates 32 major U.S. public pension funds’ proxy voting responses to climate change.

Sierra Club Foundation
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This report reviews the status of nature finance globally, to learn from the role played by nature-focused funds and their investment managers, and draw conclusions for how more financing for nature-based solutions for adaptation can be mobilised.

Global Center on Adaptation
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Coffee farmers in northern Sumatra are vulnerable to extreme weather but most have no access to insurance. Zurich, together with impact insurtech provider Blue Marble, has developed an innovative way to help coffee plantations build climate resilience.

Zurich Insurance Group Limited
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In the first episode of Series 2, Counter Crisis returns with host Jeevan Vasagar and guests Nena Stoiljkovic and Abdihakim Ainte to explore how pre-arranged financing can help countries on the frontline of the climate crisis respond faster.

Centre for Disaster Protection
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Countries must ensure that investments in building resilience also contribute to their broader growth objectives and strengthen their development strategies and economic policies.

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This framework by the Centre for Disaster Protection guides how to assess value for money in disaster risk financing. It helps governments and agencies choose optimal financial tools for disasters, using examples from Jamaica, Uganda, and Lesotho.

Centre for Disaster Protection
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The Santiago Network and the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) signed a letter of intent last month on how to provide support to vulnerable populations and communities facing climate-related losses.

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
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Evidence from Ecuador suggests that natural disasters have important but short-lived impacts on production and market conditions in developing countries that vary depending on firm differences in efficiency.

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