A Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction and Risk Transfer : Toward Concrete Action in South Asia and East Asia and the Pacific

World Bank2013-02-272013-02-272008-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12546This is a summary report of the South Asia Region and the East Asia Pacific regions training workshop from April 28-30, 2008 on the importance of disaster risk reduction and risk transfer including major concepts, models, and various applications of disaster risk reduction around the globe. This report represents an analysis and summary of the main presentations made during the course of the workshop. It provides a comprehensive assessment of the major points of discussion and an overview of the salient issues that emerged during the event. Specific policy recommendations are also outlined here which will serve as an important instrument for relevant Bank projects and client governments facing issues of how to mainstream disaster risk reduction practices into development initiatives.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCIDENTSACCOUNTABILITYAGRICULTURAL INSURANCEAPPLICATIONSBENEFICIARIESBUILDING CODEBUILDING CODESCAPITAL MARKETSCASUALTIESCATASTROPHE REINSURANCECATASTROPHESCATASTROPHIC EVENTCATASTROPHIC EVENTSCATASTROPHIC LOSSESCLIMATE CHANGECONDITIONS OF COVERAGECONTINGENCY PLANNINGCOVERAGECREDCREDIT RISKCROP INSURANCEDAMAGE ASSESSMENTDAMAGESDEBTDECENTRALIZATIONDECLARATIONDEVASTATIONDISASTERDISASTER AIDDISASTER ASSISTANCEDISASTER EMERGENCIESDISASTER EVENTDISASTER EVENTSDISASTER INSURANCEDISASTER MANAGEMENTDISASTER MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIESDISASTER MITIGATIONDISASTER PREPAREDNESSDISASTER PREVENTIONDISASTER PRONE AREASDISASTER RECONSTRUCTIONDISASTER RECOVERYDISASTER RELIEFDISASTER RESPONSEDISASTER RISKDISASTER RISK REDUCTIONDISASTER RISKSDISASTER-PRONE COUNTRIESDISASTERSDOCUMENTSDROUGHTDROUGHTSEARLY WARNINGEARLY WARNING SYSTEMEARLY WARNING SYSTEMSEARTHQUAKEEARTHQUAKE RECONSTRUCTIONEARTHQUAKESECONOMIC RISKEMERGENCY MANAGEMENTEMERGENCY OPERATIONEMERGENCY OPERATIONSEMERGENCY PREPAREDNESSEMERGENCY RECOVERYEMERGENCY RECOVERY ASSISTANCEEMERGENCY RECOVERY LOANSEMERGENCY RESPONSEEMERGENCY SITUATIONSEMERGING MARKETSENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONENVIRONMENTAL POLICIESETHNIC GROUPSEVACUATIONEXTREME EVENTSFARMERSFINANCIAL MARKETSFIREFIRST AIDFLOODFLOODINGFLOODSFOOD SECURITYHOUSINGHUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCEHURRICANEHURRICANESIMPACT OF DISASTERSINDEMNITYINDEMNITY INSURANCEINSURANCEINSURANCE COMPANIESINSURANCE CONTRACTSINSURANCE COVERAGEINSURANCE INDUSTRYINSURANCE PREMIUMSINSURANCE PRODUCTSINSURERSINTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTIONLAND USELANDSLIDELEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGISLATIONLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENTSMICROINSURANCEMINISTRIES OF FINANCEMITIGATION MEASURESNATIONAL EMERGENCYNATURAL DISASTERNATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL HAZARDSNATURAL RESOURCESPENSION FUNDSPHYSICAL DAMAGEPOLICY FRAMEWORKSPRIVATE INSURANCEPRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIESPROGRAMSPUBLIC INSURANCERATESRECOVERY OPERATIONSREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREHABILITATION PROGRAMREINSURANCEREINSURANCE COMPANIESREINSURANCE MARKETSREINSURERRELIEFRESERVESRESPONSE TO DISASTERRISK ANALYSISRISK ASSESSMENTRISK ASSESSMENTSRISK EXPOSURERISK INSURANCERISK MANAGEMENTRISK MANAGEMENT POLICIESRISK MANAGEMENT PROJECTRISK MANAGEMENT WORKRISK MITIGATIONRISK PROFILESRISK TRANSFERSAFETYSAFETY NETSSEARCH AND RESCUESECURITIESSELF INSURANCESTORMSTORMSSUSTAINABILITYTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETRANSACTION COSTSTSUNAMITSUNAMISTYPHOONTYPHOONSVOLCANIC ERUPTIONSVULNERABILITY TO DISASTERSWAGESWARSWATER SUPPLYA Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction and Risk Transfer : Toward Concrete Action in South Asia and East Asia and the PacificWorld Bank10.1596/12546