Disaster reduction, loss and damage data, and the post-2015 international policy agenda

Maxx Dilley and Veronica Francesca Grasso

Environmental Science & Policy, 2016, vol. 61, issue C, 74-76

Abstract: Disaster risk management, particularly management of climate-related risks, has become central to the international policy agenda. Reducing hazard-related loss and damage relies heavily on scientific inputs. Science, in turn, relies on data—in this case 1) risk-related data on hazards, exposure and vulnerability, and 2) data on associated loss and damage outcomes. The latter, data on losses and damage, are also post-2015 international policy outcome indicators at the highest level, required for countries’ monitoring of progress in reducing disaster risk, adapting to climate change, and achieving sustainable development. Although the quantity and accessibility of loss and damage data are improving, a number of issues continue to constrain their potential. These include needs for more consistent cataloguing of hazards and extreme events, more systematic and accurate documentation of per-event losses and damage, more precise cross-referencing of hazard events with associated loss and damage, and improved standardization and interoperability among databases. We identify measures for improvement in this regard, both for research purposes and for post-2015 international policy implementation.

Keywords: Disaster risk management; Climate risk management; Climate change adaptation; Sustainable development; International policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2016.04.002

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