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Understanding the economic and financial impacts of natural disasters /
The study described here examines the short- and long-term economic, and financial impacts of natural disasters. It relies in part, on in-depth case studies of overall sensitivity to natural hazards in the small island economy of Dominica; public finance consequences of disasters in Bangladesh; and,...
|a Understanding the economic and financial impacts of natural disasters /
|c Charlotte Benson, Edward J. Clay.
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|a Washington, D.C. :
|b World Bank,
|c 2004
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|a x, 119 p. :
|b il.
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|a Disaster risk management series ;
|v 4
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|a Incluye bibliografía
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|a Preface -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Disasters and the macroeconomy -- 3. Public finance and disasters -- 4. Information on natural hazards and disaster reduction -- 5. Financing the cost of future disasters -- 6. Findings of the study and implications for policy and research -- Appendix A. Dominica: natural disasters and economic development in a small island state -- Appendix B. Bangladesh: disasters and public finance -- Appendix C. Malawi and Southern Africa: climatic variability and economic performance -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Boxes -- Figures.
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|a The study described here examines the short- and long-term economic, and financial impacts of natural disasters. It relies in part, on in-depth case studies of overall sensitivity to natural hazards in the small island economy of Dominica; public finance consequences of disasters in Bangladesh; and, the economic consequences of climatic variability, and the use of climatic forecasting in Malawi and southern Africa. Policy implications are drawn, and, where appropriate, recommendations are made. Finally, directions for future research, and cooperation are outlined. Major natural disasters can, and do have severe negative
