GAR 2015 Main Report

Part I - Chapter 3

In terms of income groups, annual capital investment is around 10 times greater in high-income countries than in lower middle-income countries. However, relative to capital investment, the AAL of these regions is comparable, indicating that lower middle-income countries will be more challenged to achieve their development goals (Figure 3.9).

In such circumstances, it is impossible to achieve sustained, let alone sustainable, growth. For example, in Asia, Myanmar’s AAL represents 30 per cent of its annual capital investment and in the Philippines and Cambodia 14 per cent and 10 per cent respectively. In Latin America, for Honduras and Guatemala the AAL represents almost 18 per cent and around 10 per cent of new capital investment, respectively.

Disaster risk also challenges social development. While social expenditure in absolute terms is

lowest in South Asia, the region’s AAL is equivalent to more than 10 per cent of that expenditure. Disaster risk thus threatens the capacity for social expenditure precisely in those countries with the least capacity and the greatest need to invest. For example, social expenditure in sub-Saharan Africa is little more than 1 per cent of that in East Asia and the Pacific, or around 3 per cent of that in Latin America and the Caribbean. However, the AAL in sub-Saharan Africa is equivalent to almost 3 per cent of this limited investment.

Similarly, while annual social expenditure is about 400 times greater in high-income countries than in low-income countries, the AAL in lowincome countries is equivalent to about 22 per cent of social expenditure, compared to only 1.45 per cent in high-income countries (Figure 3.10). Given that spending on social protection, public health and public education investment is critical to the Sustainable Development Goals, this

(Source: UNISDR with data from Global Risk Assessment and the World Bank.)

Figure 3.8 Multi-hazard average annual loss in relation to capital investment by geographical region

	62 Part I - Chapter 3 In terms of income groups, annual capital investment is around 10 times greater in high-income countries than in lower middle-income countries. However, relative to capital investment, the AAL of these regions is comparable, indicating that lower middle-income countries will be more challenged to achieve their development goals (Figure 3.9). In such circumstances, it is impossible to achieve sustained, let alone sustainable, growth. For example, in Asia, Myanmar’s AAL represents 30 per cent of its annual capital investment and in the Philippines and Cambodia 14 per cent and 10 per cent respectively. In Latin America, for Honduras and Guatemala the AAL represents almost 18 per cent and around 10 per cent of new capital investment, respectively. Disaster risk also challenges social development. While social expenditure in absolute terms is lowest in South Asia, the region’s AAL is equivalent to more than 10 per cent of that expenditure. Disaster risk thus threatens the capacity for social expenditure precisely in those countries with the least capacity and the greatest need to invest. For example, social expenditure in sub-Saharan Africa is little more than 1 per cent of that in East Asia and the Pacific, or around 3 per cent of that in Latin America and the Caribbean. However, the AAL in sub-Saharan Africa is equivalent to almost 3 per cent of this limited investment. Similarly, while annual social expenditure is about 400 times greater in high-income countries than in low-income countries, the AAL in lowincome countries is equivalent to about 22 per cent of social expenditure, compared to only 1.45 per cent in high-income countries (Figure 3.10). Given that spending on social protection, public health and public education investment is critical to the Sustainable Development Goals, this (Source: UNISDR with data from Global Risk Assessment and the World Bank.) Figure 3.8 Multi-hazard average annual loss in relation to capital investment by geographical region	Page 1 Page 10 Page 20 Page 30 Page 40 Page 50 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 ->Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 80 Page 90 Page 100 Page 110 Page 120 Page 130 Page 140 Page 150 Page 160 Page 170 Page 180 Page 190 Page 200 Page 210 Page 220 Page 230 Page 240 Page 250 Page 260 Page 270 Page 280 Page 290 Page 300 Page 310