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Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2013
From Shared Risk to Shared Value: the Business Case for Disaster Risk Reduction |
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Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2013
From Shared Risk to Shared Value: the Business Case for Disaster Risk Reduction |
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i Data on real growth in the sector were not available for 2012 at the time of writing.
ii To be categorised as a Least Developed Country by the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, a country must satisfy three criteria: low gross national income (under US$750 based on a three-year average estimate); low human resources (based on indicators of nutrition, health, education); and high economic vulnerability (based on a composite Economic Vulnerability Index). For more information, see: www.un.org/special-rep/ohrlls/ldc. iii Vulnerability here is defined based on United Nations Environment Programme/SOPAC methodology (UNDESA, 2010 UNDESA (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs). 2010.,Trends in Sustainable Development. Small Islands Developing States (SIDS)., United Nations publication., New York,USA.. . iv http://www.iadb.org/tourismscorecard. v All these measures are described by countries in their National HFA progress reviews, 2011–2013 available on https://www.preventionweb.net/english/hyogo/progress/reports/?pid:222. vi http://greenglobe.com/register/green-globe-certificationstandard/. sures have included developing new cyclone building standards (Cook Islands); coastal land-use and zoning plans that are considerate of projected tsunami and storm surge levels (Fiji); and setting back new infrastructure developments according to storm surge inundation lines for events with a 100 years return period (Anguilla).v
Although resort tourism features predominantly in beach tourism in several SIDS, such as Fiji (Scheyvens and Russell, 2012
Scheyvens, R. and Russell, M. 2012.,Tourism and poverty alleviation in Fiji: Comparing the impacts of small and large-scale tourism enterprises., Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Vol 20, Nr. 3: 417-436.. . UNWTO (World Tourism Organization). 2011.,Compendium of Tourism Statistics Data 2006-2010., 2011 Edition.. . Certification programmes and voluntary rating systems are emerging as popular tools. They are increasingly being accepted by clients and supported by governments that seek to promote the role of private enterprises in disaster risk management (Raisch, 2007
Raisch, W.G. 2007.,A Missing Link Between Business Resilience & Incentives? A New U.S. Law and Corporate Preparedness.. Available at http://www.nyu.edu/intercep/A%20Missing%20Link%20Between%20Business%20Resilience%20%26%20Incentives.htm.. Raisch, W., Statler, M. and Burgi, P. 2007.,Mobilizing Corporate Resources to Disasters: Toward a Program for Action., The International Center for Enterprise Preparedness, New York University., New York,USA.. . During interviews with small tour operators in Tonga, the main potential incentive for considering disaster risk was a quality certification programme that incorporated disaster risk reduction (
 Mahon et al., 2012 Mahon, R., Backen, S. and Rennie, H. 2012.,Evaluating the Business Case for Investment in the Risk Resilience of the Tourism sector of Small Island Developing States., Background Paper prepared for the 2013 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction., Geneva,Switzerland: UNISDR.. Click here to view this GAR paper. By integrating risk-neutral behaviour into the agenda of tourism destinations and operators, the sustainability of both SIDS and the tourism investments that they attract could increase. Disaster risk reduction would present a triple win situation for investors in the industry, SIDS governments and communities in tourism destinations.
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