Natural Disasters : What is the Role for Social Safety Nets?

This paper makes the case for why safety nets are an important tool for managing the risk of natural hazards. The use of safety nets is advocated both ex ante, to prevent and mitigate the impact of natural disaster and ex post, to cope with the imp...

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Main Authors:	Pelham, Larissa, Clay, Edward, Braunholz, Tim
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	AGRICULTURE AID MONEY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES BARGAINING BARGAINING POWER BASIC NEEDS BENEFICIARIES BENEFIT LEVELS CASH GRANT CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFERS CATASTROPHIC EVENTS CHRONIC POVERTY CLIMATE CHANGE COMMERCIAL BANK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONAL TRANSFERS CONFLICT COPING STRATEGIES COVARIATE SHOCKS CREDIT SCHEMES CRISES DEATH TOLL DELIVERY MECHANISMS DISASTER EVENTS DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER MITIGATION DISASTER PREVENTION DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER REHABILITATION DISASTER RESPONSE DISASTER RISK DISASTER RISK REDUCTION DISASTER SITUATIONS DISPLACED PERSON DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DOCUMENTS DONOR FUNDS DONOR SUPPORT DROUGHT EARLY WARNING EARLY WARNING SYSTEM EARTHQUAKE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC COSTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SHOCKS EMERGENCIES EMERGENCY NEEDS EMERGENCY RELIEF EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMERGENCY SITUATIONS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FAMINE FARMERS FINANCIAL CAPACITY FLOOD FLOODING FOOD AID FOOD AVAILABILITY FOOD INSECURITY FOOD PRICE INFLATION FOOD PROGRAM FOOD RESERVE FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHORTAGES FOOD STOCKS FOOD TRANSFER GOVERNMENT CAPACITY GRAIN RESERVES HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE HURRICANE IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS IMMEDIATE RELIEF IN KIND TRANSFERS INCOME INCOME SUPPORT INDICATOR OF VULNERABILITY INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL SAFETY NETS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSURANCE MECHANISMS INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES INTERNATIONAL DONORS JOB CREATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR STANDARDS LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT MAIZE MALNUTRITION MEAL MINIMUM INCOME MORTALITY NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL HAZARD NEEDS ASSESSMENT OIL INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITY COSTS PENSION POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL SUPPORT POOR POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE INSURANCE PROVISION OF FOOD PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS PULSES PURCHASING POWER REAL WAGES RECONSTRUCTION REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE REPATRIATION RESCUE RESOURCE MOBILIZATION RISK MANAGEMENT RISK REDUCTION SAFETY SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NET SYSTEMS SHOCK SKILLED LABOR SKILLS TRAINING SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL ACTION FUND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL FUND SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL RISK SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL TRANSFERS SOCIAL WELFARE SSN STORM SUPPLEMENTAL CREDIT SUPPORT PROGRAM SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TARGETING TARGETING MECHANISMS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSFER PROGRAM TROPICAL STORMS TSUNAMI TYPE OF DISASTER TYPHOONS UNEMPLOYED VOCATIONAL TRAINING VOLCANIC ERUPTION VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS VOLCANO VOUCHERS VULNERABLE GROUP VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS VULNERABLE PEOPLE WATER SUPPLY WATER TANKS WELFARE PROGRAMS WFP WHEAT WIDOWS WORKFARE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM ZAKAT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/595301468340287461/Natural-disasters-what-is-the-role-for-social-safety-nets http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27374

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Summary:	This paper makes the case for why safety nets are an important tool for managing the risk of natural hazards. The use of safety nets is advocated both ex ante, to prevent and mitigate the impact of natural disaster and ex post, to cope with the impacts of natural shocks. Firstly, the paper explores the implications of contextual factors to be taken into account in the design of an effective safety net system to respond to the needs generated by natural disasters. Learning from the responses to a number of recent natural disasters, a typology of the different types of natural hazards which require different approaches to reduce their risk is introduced. Secondly, the paper considers some 'guidelines' for improving the design and implementation of safety nets either to prevent and/or to recover from natural disasters. Finally, some conclusions and recommendations for more effective safety net and suggestions for addressing key issues are outlined.

Natural Disasters : What is the Role for Social Safety Nets?

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