Understanding Risk in an Evolving World : A Policy Note

The foundation for DRM is understanding the hazards, and the exposure and vulnerability of people and assets to those hazards. By quantifying the risks and anticipating the potential impacts of hazards, governments, communities, and individuals can...

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Main Author:	Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACTUAL COST APPLICATIONS BUILDING CODE BUILDING CODES CATASTROPHES CLIMATE CHANGE CONTINGENCY PLANNING DAMAGES DEVASTATION DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER MITIGATION DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RISK DISASTER RISKS DISASTER_RISK DISASTERS DROUGHT EARLY WARNING EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS EMERGENCY SERVICE EMERGENCY SERVICES EMPLOYMENT EVACUATION EXTREME EVENTS EXTREME WEATHER FATALITIES FINANCIAL RISK FIRE FIRES FLOOD FLOOD PROTECTION FOOD SECURITY IMPACT EVENTS INCOME INFORMED DECISIONS INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE REGULATIONS LANDSLIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES NATURAL CATASTROPHE NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL HAZARD NATURAL HAZARDS NEGOTIATIONS NON-LIFE INSURANCE NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAMS RECONSTRUCTION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REINSURANCE RISK ANALYSIS RISK ASSESSMENT RISK ASSESSMENTS RISK MANAGEMENT RISK REDUCTION SOLVENCY STORM SUBSIDIARY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TSUNAMI URBANIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20339204/understanding-risk-evolving-world http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20579

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spelling	okr-10986-205792021-04-23T14:03:56Z Understanding Risk in an Evolving World : A Policy Note Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery ACTUAL COST APPLICATIONS BUILDING CODE BUILDING CODES CATASTROPHES CLIMATE CHANGE CONTINGENCY PLANNING DAMAGES DEVASTATION DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER MITIGATION DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RISK DISASTER RISKS DISASTER_RISK DISASTERS DROUGHT EARLY WARNING EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS EMERGENCY SERVICE EMERGENCY SERVICES EMPLOYMENT EVACUATION EXTREME EVENTS EXTREME WEATHER FATALITIES FINANCIAL RISK FIRE FIRES FLOOD FLOOD PROTECTION FOOD SECURITY IMPACT EVENTS INCOME INFORMED DECISIONS INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE REGULATIONS LANDSLIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES NATURAL CATASTROPHE NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL HAZARD NATURAL HAZARDS NEGOTIATIONS NON-LIFE INSURANCE NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAMS RECONSTRUCTION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REINSURANCE RISK ANALYSIS RISK ASSESSMENT RISK ASSESSMENTS RISK MANAGEMENT RISK REDUCTION SOLVENCY STORM SUBSIDIARY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TSUNAMI URBANIZATION The foundation for DRM is understanding the hazards, and the exposure and vulnerability of people and assets to those hazards. By quantifying the risks and anticipating the potential impacts of hazards, governments, communities, and individuals can make informed prevention decisions. Such information can be used to set priorities for development and adaptation strategies, sector plans, programs, projects, and budgets. 2014-11-19T21:35:03Z 2014-11-19T21:35:03Z 2014 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20339204/understanding-risk-evolving-world http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20579 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work
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topic	ACTUAL COST APPLICATIONS BUILDING CODE BUILDING CODES CATASTROPHES CLIMATE CHANGE CONTINGENCY PLANNING DAMAGES DEVASTATION DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER MITIGATION DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RISK DISASTER RISKS DISASTER_RISK DISASTERS DROUGHT EARLY WARNING EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS EMERGENCY SERVICE EMERGENCY SERVICES EMPLOYMENT EVACUATION EXTREME EVENTS EXTREME WEATHER FATALITIES FINANCIAL RISK FIRE FIRES FLOOD FLOOD PROTECTION FOOD SECURITY IMPACT EVENTS INCOME INFORMED DECISIONS INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE REGULATIONS LANDSLIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES NATURAL CATASTROPHE NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL HAZARD NATURAL HAZARDS NEGOTIATIONS NON-LIFE INSURANCE NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAMS RECONSTRUCTION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REINSURANCE RISK ANALYSIS RISK ASSESSMENT RISK ASSESSMENTS RISK MANAGEMENT RISK REDUCTION SOLVENCY STORM SUBSIDIARY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TSUNAMI URBANIZATION
spellingShingle	ACTUAL COST APPLICATIONS BUILDING CODE BUILDING CODES CATASTROPHES CLIMATE CHANGE CONTINGENCY PLANNING DAMAGES DEVASTATION DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER MITIGATION DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RISK DISASTER RISKS DISASTER_RISK DISASTERS DROUGHT EARLY WARNING EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS EMERGENCY SERVICE EMERGENCY SERVICES EMPLOYMENT EVACUATION EXTREME EVENTS EXTREME WEATHER FATALITIES FINANCIAL RISK FIRE FIRES FLOOD FLOOD PROTECTION FOOD SECURITY IMPACT EVENTS INCOME INFORMED DECISIONS INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE REGULATIONS LANDSLIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES NATURAL CATASTROPHE NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL HAZARD NATURAL HAZARDS NEGOTIATIONS NON-LIFE INSURANCE NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAMS RECONSTRUCTION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REINSURANCE RISK ANALYSIS RISK ASSESSMENT RISK ASSESSMENTS RISK MANAGEMENT RISK REDUCTION SOLVENCY STORM SUBSIDIARY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TSUNAMI URBANIZATION Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery Understanding Risk in an Evolving World : A Policy Note
description	The foundation for DRM is understanding the hazards, and the exposure and vulnerability of people and assets to those hazards. By quantifying the risks and anticipating the potential impacts of hazards, governments, communities, and individuals can make informed prevention decisions. Such information can be used to set priorities for development and adaptation strategies, sector plans, programs, projects, and budgets.
format	Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note
author	Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
author_facet	Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
author_sort	Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
title	Understanding Risk in an Evolving World : A Policy Note
title_short	Understanding Risk in an Evolving World : A Policy Note
title_full	Understanding Risk in an Evolving World : A Policy Note
title_fullStr	Understanding Risk in an Evolving World : A Policy Note
title_full_unstemmed	Understanding Risk in an Evolving World : A Policy Note
title_sort	understanding risk in an evolving world : a policy note
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20339204/understanding-risk-evolving-world http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20579
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Understanding Risk in an Evolving World : A Policy Note

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