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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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the earlier model used in GAR09 and GAR11. This major modelling initiative will provide a unique vision of global disaster risk, generating information and metrics for risk-sensitive investment planning for governments and business, as well as for analysts and forecasters. An overview of the methodology is provided in Annex 1 of the online version of GAR13.
GAR13 also explores the resilience of national economies to these risks through a number of different models, indexes and simulations, including the development of hybrid loss exceedance curves, building on the pioneering work in GAR11.
A more complete estimation of disaster losses
The number of countries developing national disaster loss databases continues to grow. GAR13 features detailed national disaster loss data from a total of 56 countries, including new data from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya, Lebanon, Laos, Mali, Nicaragua, Timor Leste, Uganda, Uruguay and a regional database for the Pacific Island nations.
A new approach to modelling direct economic losses from these data permits most likely the most complete estimation to date of the real cost of disasters. This approach combines internationally reported economic losses from intensive disasters, as recorded in the EM DAT database, with modelled economic losses in the housing, infrastructure and agriculture sectors from extensive disasters captured in national disaster databases. The detailed methodology and summary of results are available in Annex 2 of the online version of GAR13.
Understanding how businesses manage disaster risk
A centrepiece of GAR13 is an in-depth analysis of how businesses are currently managing their disaster risks.
In partnership with a major consultancy company, workshops were held with 14 global corporations
from Asia, Europe and North America to understand current approaches to disaster risk management, challenges and opportunities. Based on an innovative risk management framework, these workshops provide lessons learned and unique insights into how large global businesses assess disaster risks and how this information is used to inform risk management.
A survey of about 1,200 businesses in six disasterprone cities in the Americas (Bogota, Kingston, Miami, San Jose, Santiago and Vancouver) provides valuable information on another perspective, in particular, on the capacities of small and mediumsized businesses to manage disaster risks. This survey also examines the enabling environment for private sector involvement in disaster risk reduction.
Reviewing progress in disaster risk reduction
At the time of writing, 131 countries are reviewing their progress against the HFA for 2012–2013, and 94 countries have submitted reports that provide unique insights into the implementation of the HFA. Governments have reviewed their progress against each of the priority areas of the HFA, and provided supporting evidence on challenges in critical areas such as public investment and risk assessment. GAR13 highlights these developments, and a fuller analysis of all national reports is presented in Annex 3 of the online version.
In addition, governments in eight countries in Asia and Latin America have provided detailed case studies of their investments in disaster risk reduction and how these are measured. As new investments flood into emerging economies, results reported in these case studies provide useful context.
In partnership with a major global social research organisation, 30 senior officials in national finance and planning ministries, regional and international organisations were interviewed, providing additional insight into how policyand decision-makers view the risk landscape.
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