Pelham, LarissaClay, EdwardBraunholz, Tim2017-06-272017-06-272011-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27374This paper makes the case for why safety nets are an important tool for managing the risk of natural hazards. The use of safety nets is advocated both ex ante, to prevent and mitigate the impact of natural disaster and ex post, to cope with the impacts of natural shocks. Firstly, the paper explores the implications of contextual factors to be taken into account in the design of an effective safety net system to respond to the needs generated by natural disasters. Learning from the responses to a number of recent natural disasters, a typology of the different types of natural hazards which require different approaches to reduce their risk is introduced. Secondly, the paper considers some 'guidelines' for improving the design and implementation of safety nets either to prevent and/or to recover from natural disasters. Finally, some conclusions and recommendations for more effective safety net and suggestions for addressing key issues are outlined.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGRICULTUREAID MONEYASSISTANCE PROGRAMSAVAILABILITY OF RESOURCESBARGAININGBARGAINING POWERBASIC NEEDSBENEFICIARIESBENEFIT LEVELSCASH GRANTCASH TRANSFERCASH TRANSFERSCATASTROPHIC EVENTSCHRONIC POVERTYCLIMATE CHANGECOMMERCIAL BANKCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCONDITIONAL TRANSFERSCONFLICTCOPING STRATEGIESCOVARIATE SHOCKSCREDIT SCHEMESCRISESDEATH TOLLDELIVERY MECHANISMSDISASTER EVENTSDISASTER MANAGEMENTDISASTER MITIGATIONDISASTER PREVENTIONDISASTER REDUCTIONDISASTER REHABILITATIONDISASTER RESPONSEDISASTER RISKDISASTER RISK REDUCTIONDISASTER SITUATIONSDISPLACED PERSONDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMDOCUMENTSDONOR FUNDSDONOR SUPPORTDROUGHTEARLY WARNINGEARLY WARNING SYSTEMEARTHQUAKEECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC COSTSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC SHOCKSEMERGENCIESEMERGENCY NEEDSEMERGENCY RELIEFEMERGENCY RESPONSEEMERGENCY SITUATIONSEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSEMPLOYMENT GUARANTEEEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESFAMINEFARMERSFINANCIAL CAPACITYFLOODFLOODINGFOOD AIDFOOD AVAILABILITYFOOD INSECURITYFOOD PRICE INFLATIONFOOD PROGRAMFOOD RESERVEFOOD SECURITYFOOD SHORTAGESFOOD STOCKSFOOD TRANSFERGOVERNMENT CAPACITYGRAIN RESERVESHOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITYHOUSEHOLD LEVELHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN RESOURCESHUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCEHUMANITARIAN RESPONSEHURRICANEIDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKSIMMEDIATE RELIEFIN KIND TRANSFERSINCOMEINCOME SUPPORTINDICATOR OF VULNERABILITYINFORMAL ECONOMYINFORMAL SAFETY NETSINFORMATION SYSTEMSINSURANCE MECHANISMSINTERNATIONAL AGENCIESINTERNATIONAL DONORSJOB CREATIONLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET POLICIESLABOR STANDARDSLIVELIHOOD SUPPORTMAIZEMALNUTRITIONMEALMINIMUM INCOMEMORTALITYNATURAL DISASTERNATURAL HAZARDNEEDS ASSESSMENTOIL INDUSTRYOPPORTUNITY COSTSPENSIONPOLITICAL INFLUENCEPOLITICAL INSTITUTIONSPOLITICAL SUPPORTPOORPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRIVATE INSURANCEPROVISION OF FOODPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC WORKSPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMSPULSESPURCHASING POWERREAL WAGESRECONSTRUCTIONREHABILITATION ASSISTANCEREPATRIATIONRESCUERESOURCE MOBILIZATIONRISK MANAGEMENTRISK REDUCTIONSAFETYSAFETY NETSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSAFETY NET SYSTEMSSHOCKSKILLED LABORSKILLS TRAININGSOCIAL ACTIONSOCIAL ACTION FUNDSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL COHESIONSOCIAL FUNDSOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL RISKSOCIAL SAFETY NETSOCIAL TRANSFERSSOCIAL WELFARESSNSTORMSUPPLEMENTAL CREDITSUPPORT PROGRAMSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTARGETINGTARGETING MECHANISMSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETRANSACTION COSTSTRANSFER PROGRAMTROPICAL STORMSTSUNAMITYPE OF DISASTERTYPHOONSUNEMPLOYEDVOCATIONAL TRAININGVOLCANIC ERUPTIONVOLCANIC ERUPTIONSVOLCANOVOUCHERSVULNERABLE GROUPVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDSVULNERABLE PEOPLEWATER SUPPLYWATER TANKSWELFARE PROGRAMSWFPWHEATWIDOWSWORKFAREWORLD FOOD PROGRAMZAKATWorking PaperWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/27374