Assessing the Real Cost of Disasters

Assessing the Real Cost of Disasters

Author: OECD

Publisher: Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789264298736

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- Foreword - Executive Summary - Introduction - Improving the Evidence Base on the Costs of Disasters - Progress in measuring and accounting for disaster damage and losses in OECD countries - Public expenditures for disaster risk management: Assessing the state of the art - Summary and next steps - Improving the Evidence Base on the Costs of Disasters: OECD Expert Meeting Summaries - OECD country survey and list of institutions of country responses


OECD Reviews of Risk Management Policies Assessing Global Progress in the Governance of Critical Risks

OECD Reviews of Risk Management Policies Assessing Global Progress in the Governance of Critical Risks

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2018-11-27

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9264309276

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The successful governance of critical risks is a strategic investment in preserving economic competitiveness and sustainable growth and in ensuring safer and better lives for the future. Citizens and businesses expect governments to be prepared for a wide range of possible crises and global ...


OECD Reviews of Risk Management Policies Boosting Disaster Prevention through Innovative Risk Governance Insights from Austria, France and Switzerland

OECD Reviews of Risk Management Policies Boosting Disaster Prevention through Innovative Risk Governance Insights from Austria, France and Switzerland

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2017-12-19

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 9264281371

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In 2014, the OECD took stock of OECD countries' achievements in building resilience to major natural and man-made disasters. Based on its findings, a cross-country comparative study was undertaken in Austria, France and Switzerland; this report presents the findings from individual and comparative


OECD Reviews of Risk Management Policies Risk Governance Scan of Colombia

OECD Reviews of Risk Management Policies Risk Governance Scan of Colombia

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2019-07-09

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 9264715916

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This OECD Disaster Risk Governance Scan reviews Colombia’s progress in implementing the reform against the 2014 OECD Recommendation on the Governance of Critical Risks. The report identifies success factors and good practices in implementing the disaster risk reform agenda, focusing on central government policies and their implementation, and provides a set of recommendations to strengthen Colombia’s efforts in the future.


OECD Review of Risk Management Policies Morocco

OECD Review of Risk Management Policies Morocco

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2017-05-23

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9264276483

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This study analyses initiatives undertaken in Morocco to support the management of critical risks. It covers steps taken by central government and local authorities, research centres, the private sector, and civil society.


OECD Reviews of Risk Management Policies Good Governance for Critical Infrastructure Resilience

OECD Reviews of Risk Management Policies Good Governance for Critical Infrastructure Resilience

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2019-04-17

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 9264410503

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Critical infrastructures are the backbone of modern, interconnected economies. The disruption of key systems and essential services - such as telecommunications, energy or water supply, transportation or finance - can cause substantial economic damage. This report looks at how to boost critical infrastructure resilience in a dynamic risk landscape, and discusses policy options and governance models to promote up-front resilience investments.