"LEARNING FROM THE W. BANK'S EXPERIENCE OF NATURAL DISASTER RELATED
Assistance" by Roy Gilbert & Alcira Kreimer (1999 World Bank: Disaster
Management Facility) aggregates data on disaster impacts & costs by type &
concludes "Mitigating the effects of disasters should be at the heart of
planning the development of countries at-risk... Successful disaster
mitigation can bring substantial economic benefits. Given the recurrent
nature of disasters & improved methods for forecasting - especially storms,
flooding & droughts - the failure to allocate resources to disaster
prevention in developing countries is economically irrational & politically
unwise."
David Sanderson
Technical and Policy Advisor
CARE International UK
Tower House 8-14 Southampton Street London WC2E 7HA London
Tel 44 020 7379 5247, ext. 240; Fax 44 020 7379 0543
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