Disaster risk assessment for project preparation : a practical guide.

Disaster risk assessment for project preparation : a practical guide.

Disasters pose a significant threat to the sustainability of development investments. From 2007 to 2016, disasters triggered by natural hazards caused average daily physical losses of $133 million in the developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank alone. This practical guide provides t...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Metro Manila, Philippines : Asian Development Bank, 2017.
Subjects:
Emergency management.
Risk assessment.
risk assessment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Organizational Behavior.
Emergency management
Risk assessment
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1 Introduction; A. Rationale for ADB's Engagement in Integrated Disaster Risk Management; B. Past ADB Practice for Incorporating Disaster Risk Information in Project Design; C. Key Objectives and Use of the Practical Guide; 2 Preliminary Climate Change and Disaster Risk Screening; A. Climate Change and Disaster Risk Screening in ADB; 3 Disaster Risk Assessment: Overview; A. Disaster Risk; B. Disaster Risk Assessments; C. Qualitative vs. Quantitative Disaster Risk Assessments.
  • D. Use of Disaster Risk Assessments for Decision Making4 Designing Disaster Risk Assessment for ADB's Project Preparation Needs; A. Determining the Scope of the Disaster Risk Assessment; B. Determining the Depth and Type of Disaster Risk Assessments; C. Disaster Risk Assessment Options; D. Integrating Disaster Risk Assessment Aspects into Other Assessments; E. Policy- and Results-Based Loans; 5 Addressing Disaster Risk across ADB's Key Sectors; A. Designing and Evaluating Disaster Risk Management Options; B. Case Studies of Sector-Specific Disaster Risk Management Measures.
  • 6 Disaster Risk Assessment and ADB's Business ProcessesA. Project Identification and Design; B. Monitoring Disaster Risk and Disaster Risk Management; Glossary; References; Further Reading; Appendixes; 1. Disaster Risk Assessment: Step-by-Step Guide; 2. Spatial Data Requirements for Disaster Risk Assessment; 3. Lead Disaster Risk Assessment Questions Focusing on Natural Hazards and Exposure; 4. Lead Disaster Risk Assessment Questions Focusing on Community Vulnerability; 5. Examples of Structural and Nonstructural Disaster Risk Management Options in ADB's Key Sectors.

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