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A Cost Effective Solution to Reduce Disaster Losses in Developing Countries : Hydro-Meteorological Services, Early Warning, and Evacuation

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dc.contributor.authorHallegatte, Stéphane
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-29T22:18:56Z
dc.date.available2012-06-29T22:18:56Z
dc.date.issued2012-05
dc.description.abstractIn Europe, it can be estimated that hydro-meteorological information and early warning systems save several hundreds of lives per year, avoid between 460 million and 2.7 billion Euros of disaster asset losses per year, and produce between 3.4 and 34 billion of additional benefits per year through the optimization of economic production in weather-sensitive sectors (agriculture, energy, etc.). The potential for similar benefits in the developing world is not only proportional to population, but also to increased hazard risk due to climate and geography, as well as increased exposure to weather due to the state of infrastructure. This analysis estimates that the potential benefits from upgrading to developed-country standards the hydro-meteorological information production and early warning capacity in all developing countries include: (i) between 300 million and 2 billion USD per year of avoided asset losses due to natural disasters; (ii) an average of 23,000 saved lives per year, which is valued between 700 million and 3.5 billion USD per year using the Copenhagen Consensus guidelines; and (iii) between 3 and 30 billion USD per year of additional economic benefits. The total benefits would reach between 4 and 36 billion USD per year. Because some of the most expensive components of early warning systems have already been built (e.g., earth observation satellites, global weather forecasts), these investments are relatively modest, estimated here around 1 billion US per year, reaching benefit-cost ratios between 4 and 36.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/05/16255054/cost-effective-solution-reduce-disaster-losses-developing-countries-hydro-meteorological-services-early-warning-evacuation
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6058
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9359
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 6058
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCIDENT
dc.subjectACCIDENTS
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR TRAFFIC
dc.subjectAIR TRAVEL
dc.subjectAIRPORT
dc.subjectANNUAL COST
dc.subjectAVALANCHE
dc.subjectAVALANCHES
dc.subjectAVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBUSES
dc.subjectCALCULATION
dc.subjectCASUALTIES
dc.subjectCHEMICALS
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCO
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOST-BENEFIT
dc.subjectCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSES
dc.subjectCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCYCLONE PREPAREDNESS
dc.subjectDAT DATABASE
dc.subjectDEATH TOLL
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT NETWORK
dc.subjectDIFFUSION
dc.subjectDISASTER
dc.subjectDISASTER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDISASTER MITIGATION
dc.subjectDISASTER REDUCTION
dc.subjectDISASTER RISK
dc.subjectDISASTER RISK REDUCTION
dc.subjectDISCOUNT RATE
dc.subjectDOCUMENTS
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectDRAINAGE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectDROUGHTS
dc.subjectEARLY WARNING
dc.subjectEARLY WARNING SYSTEM
dc.subjectEARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectEARLY WARNINGS
dc.subjectEARTHQUAKES
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC BENEFITS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DATA
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY DEMAND
dc.subjectEMERGENCY PLANS
dc.subjectEMERGENCY SERVICES
dc.subjectENERGY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectEVACUATION
dc.subjectEVACUATIONS
dc.subjectEXTREME EVENTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectFLOOD
dc.subjectFLOOD DAMAGE
dc.subjectFLOOD DAMAGES
dc.subjectFLOOD PROTECTIONS
dc.subjectFLOODED
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOREIGN AFFAIRS
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST METEOROLOGY
dc.subjectGAS
dc.subjectHEAT WAVE
dc.subjectHEAT WAVES
dc.subjectHEAVY RAIN
dc.subjectHURRICANE
dc.subjectHURRICANES
dc.subjectHYDROLOGICAL DATA
dc.subjectHYDROMETEOROLOGY
dc.subjectIMPACT OF HURRICANES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURES
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE SCHEME
dc.subjectJOURNEY
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLAND-USE PLANNING
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTER
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNATURAL HAZARDS
dc.subjectPASSENGERS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPP
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPREVENTIVE ACTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRECONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectRELIEF
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRESCUE
dc.subjectRISK ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD SALTING
dc.subjectROUTES
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSCENARIOS
dc.subjectSILVER
dc.subjectSTORM
dc.subjectSTORM DAMAGE
dc.subjectSTORM SURGES
dc.subjectSURVIVORS
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE EXTREMES
dc.subjectTHUNDERSTORMS
dc.subjectTOTAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectTRAINS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT CAPACITY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectTRIPS
dc.subjectTROPICAL CYCLONE
dc.subjectTROPICAL STORMS
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectWARNING SYSTEM
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWEATHER CONDITIONS
dc.subjectWEATHER EVENT
dc.subjectWEATHER EVENTS
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWIND ENERGY
dc.subjectWIND POWER
dc.subjectWINTER STORMS
dc.subjectWMO
dc.titleA Cost Effective Solution to Reduce Disaster Losses in Developing Countries : Hydro-Meteorological Services, Early Warning, and Evacuationen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.crossref.titleA Cost Effective Solution to Reduce Disaster Losses in Developing Countries: Hydro-Meteorological Services, Early Warning, and Evacuation
okr.date.disclosure2012-05-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:00:41.413581Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/05/16255054/cost-effective-solution-reduce-disaster-losses-developing-countries-hydro-meteorological-services-early-warning-evacuation
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.guid190261468181486694
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6058
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okr.topicEnvironment::Natural Disasters
okr.topicUrban Development::Hazard Risk Management
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Climate Change Economics
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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