'Measuring Mitigation': Methodologies for assessing natural hazard risks and the net benefits of mitigation - A scoping study / Synthesis report

Content:

Synthesis report of the 'Measuring Mitigation' scoping study
As the human and financial costs of disasters rise, there are increasing demands for evidence that mitigation 'pays'. Until this proof exists, however, many aid agencies remain reluctant to pursue risk reduction as a key objective, or even to protect their own projects against potential hazards. Underlying the generation of such evidence, it is necessary to have appropriate tools to analyse and measurethe costs of mitigation and the nature of the resulting flow of benefits. These costs and benefits can take many forms, including social, environmental and humanitarian as well as financial ones. However, such tools do notalready exist in a coherent form. This study therefore aims to facilitate the development of such tools and related guidelines by exploring how cost-benefit analysis, environmental impact assessment and related methodologiesas well as evaluation tools can be expanded to consider risks emanating from natural hazards and to measure related costs and benefits in reducing risk.

Author:

Benson C, Twigg J

Organisation:

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies / ProVention

Details:

0.2MB, pdf

Language:

English