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Efectos de los desastres naturales sobre el crecimiento, el desempleo, la inflación y la distribución del ingreso
(International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction - UNISDR, 2011)
La estimación rigurosa de las perdidas agregadas de los pequeños y los grandes desastres naturales para Colombia y México muestran con claridad el importante impacto que pueden tener dichos eventos sobre la actividad ...
Probabilistic modelling of natural risks at the global level: The hybrid loss exceedance curve
(International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction - UNISDR, 2011)
During recent decades, socio-economic impacts produced by disasters caused by natural phenomena are an indication of the high vulnerability of human settlements located in vulnerable areas in developing countries, as well ...
Disaster risk management programs for priority countries
(The World Bank, 2011)
This is the 2nd edition of the Disaster Risk Management Program for Priority Countries, originally published by GFDRR in 2009. It now includes the country programs missing in the first edition (Burkina Faso, Malawi, Mali, ...
Urban risk assessments
(The World Bank, 2011)
The rapid and often unplanned expansion of cities is exposing a greater number of people and economic assets to the risk of disasters and the effects of climate change. For city governments, increased climate variability ...