Disaster losses and damages data: Case studies

Introduction

Disaster losses and damages data are an essential basis for understanding the risks and impacts of disasters. Losses and damages data enable preparedness for effective response, resilient recovery and reconstruction, and overall disaster risk reduction efforts. Data on disaster events support understanding root causes and shifts in exposure and vulnerability and assessing the risk of cascading events and impacts across multiple hazards.

The life repository of case studies below explore current data applications and ways that stronger data collection and management could support better decision-making and informed action.