Disasters, Climate Change and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa : Lessons and Directions

• Tác giả: Ajay Chhibber
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 364.96 Criminology
• Thông tin xuất bản: 2012
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 308619
• Chủ đề: 1. Economic Development: Agriculture; 2. Energy; 3. Environment; 4. Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O110; 5. Natural Resources

Tóm tắt

This paper explores the links among natural disasters, climate change and economic development, and attempts to outline a framework for considering these links. The paper summarises the limited knowledge of the long-term economic impact of natural disasters. Drawing links among disasters, resource management, conflicts and other transmission channels is a necessary condition to develop an appropriate response. The paper argues that African governments along with their development partners need to develop a more robust adaptation and response capability to disasters as part of development planning. The paper makes the case for more market-based financing mechanisms than have been used hitherto and an emphasis on forecasting research. It also argues for more work on the links between climate change and disasters and a new way of looking at disaster resilience as a continuum to development strategy.