Paper proposing a series of reforms to the US federal budget to Incentivize disaster-resistant development.
An analysis of the connections among population dynamics, urbanization processes and disaster risk reduction. Amongst the main findings are that public policies should increase governance and guide urban sustainable development in order to anticipate future levels of exposure, by enhancing land-use plans, climate change adaptation strategies and considering disaster risk management.
Acronym: PSROIParticipatory Social Return on Investment (PSROI) seeks to provide a pragmatic, local-level planning and costing framework suitable for replication by government and civil society organizations. The ‘PSROI Framework’ is designed around a participatory workshop for prioritizing and planning community-based adaptation (CBA) strategies, followed by an analysis of the economic, social and environmental impacts of the priority measures using a novel cost-benefit analysis framework
A comic strip explores disaster Do's and DON'TS through a character known as Silly Timmy. This is most suitable for children aged 6-10, but could be used with children of all ages as a story or just as a fun comic that helps learning.
Results of a Special Evaluation Study by ADB's Independent Evaluation Department of ADB's policies and programs related to disaster risk management.
