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,...

• Main Author: Benson, Charlotte
• Other Authors: Clay, Edward J
• Format: Book
• Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2004
• Series: Disaster risk management series ; 4
• Subjects: DESASTRES NATURALES; ANALISIS ECONOMICO; BANGLADESH; MALAWI; AFRICA MERIDIONAL; DOMINICA; CATASTROFES NATURALES

Table of Contents:

• 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.