This analytical document presents a model to assess the socioeconomic resilience to natural disasters of an economy, defined as its capacity to mitigate the impact of disaster-related asset losses on welfare, and a tool to help decision makers identify the most promising policy options to reduce welfare losses due to floods.
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Organization: WB
Topics: Water, Adaptation, Economic Analysis, Risk Reduction/Management, Governance – General
Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date: 2016
Language: English