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Global Assessment Report for
Disaster Risk Reduction 2011
Disasters are…
2
driven by…….. deficient urban and local
governance
...vulnerable rural livelihoods
and ... declining ecosystem services
… driven by economic growth and weak
governance
… leading to increased exposure of people
and economic activities to weather-related
hazards
Population exposed to tropical cyclones,
China coast section
2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
Revealing Risk, Redefining Development
Revealing Risk, Redefining Development
… leading to falling mortality – but rising
economic loss risk
Cyclone mortality risk
Flood economic loss risk
2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
Revealing Risk, Redefining Development
Revealing Risk, Redefining Development
… weak but extensive risks may become
a driver for migration
Intense and strong but
rare disasters
Weak and extensive but
common disasters
2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
Revealing Risk, Redefining Development
… severe an intensive risks may only be
resolved by dealing with exposure
The stronger the
typhoon, the less
effective vulnerability
reduction is
Vulnerability
Exposure
Stronger typhoons
2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
Revealing Risk, Redefining Development
Revealing Risk, Redefining Development
… planning maybe one approach to
minimize negative effects of migration
“Prevention is better than cure”
Planning is better than
relocation or retrofitting
2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
Revealing Risk, Redefining Development
Revealing Risk, Redefining Development
… using existing social protection systems
can be scaled up to build resilience
Employment Guarantee Programmes
Conditional Cash Transfers
2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
Revealing Risk, Redefining Development
Revealing Risk, Redefining Development
… reforming risk governance is an
important long term strategy
2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
Revealing Risk, Redefining Development
Revealing Risk, Redefining Development