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Economic Costs of the Social Impacts of Disaster

The Red Cross has been involved in driving a new Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience report, focusing on determining the economic costs of the social impacts of disaster. The report found that the social costs are higher than the tangible infrastructure and housing rebuilding costs. Economic Costs of the SOcial Impacts of Disaster http://australianbusinessroundtable.com.au/our-papers/social-costs-report

Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction: 2015-2030

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction: 2015-2030 was adopted on March 18 at the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.   The United Nations General Assembly Resolution adopted in 2013 (68/211) on International Strategy for Disaster Reduction stated that the World Conference would result in a concise, focused, forward-looking, and action-oriented outcome …

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