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Tytuł:
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Disaster risk, social vulnerability, and economic development.
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Autorzy:
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Ward PS; Research Fellow, Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, United States.
Shively GE; Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Purdue Climate Change Research Center, Purdue University, United States.
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Źródło:
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Disasters [Disasters] 2017 Apr; Vol. 41 (2), pp. 324-351. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 May 12.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: Oxford : Blackwell
Original Publication: Oxford, Elmsford, N. Y., Pergamon Press.
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MeSH Terms:
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Climate Change*
Disasters*
Risk*
Databases, Factual ; Developing Countries ; Economic Development ; Humans ; Models, Theoretical ; Vulnerable Populations
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: climate change; disasters; economic development; hazards; vulnerability
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20160514 Date Completed: 20170726 Latest Revision: 20170726
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Update Code:
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20240104
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DOI:
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10.1111/disa.12199
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PMID:
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27174613
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This paper examines the extent to which economic development decreases a country's risk of experiencing climate-related disasters as well as the societal impacts of those events. The paper proceeds from the underlying assumption that disasters are not inherently natural, but arise from the intersection of naturally-occurring hazards within fragile environments. It uses data from the International Disaster Database (EM-DAT), representing country-year-level observations over the period 1980-2007. The study finds that low-income countries are significantly more at risk of climate-related disasters, even after controlling for exposure to climate hazards and other factors that may confound disaster reporting. Following the occurrence of a disaster, higher income generally diminishes a country's social vulnerability to such happenings, resulting in lower levels of mortality and morbidity. This implies that continued economic development may be a powerful tool for lessening social vulnerability to climate change.
(© 2017 The Author(s). Disasters © Overseas Development Institute, 2017.)
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