Reducing risk of future disasters: priorities for decision makers - project report
This report provides an independent examination of the latest science and evidence on disaster risk reduction (DRR), focusing on reducing the diverse impacts of future disasters, particularly in developing countries. It emphasizes the potential role of science in DRR and the importance of considering a wide range of social, political, and environmental drivers of change that will interact in complex ways over the next 30 years.
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| Report location: | source |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | UK Government Office for Science |
| Publication date: | November 27, 2012 |
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| Time horizon: | 2040 |
| Geographic focus: | Global |
| Page count: | 139 |
Methods
The report highlights the importance of global environmental change and demographic shifts as key drivers of future disaster risk. It notes that while some changes in hazard occurrence are expected, the magnitude of change by 2040 is likely to be small. However, rapid urbanization, especially in developing countries, presents a significant threat to increasing disaster risk if not managed effectively.
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Key Insights
The report reviews the current understanding of disaster risk as a function of hazard, exposure, and vulnerability, including the influence of resilience. It discusses scientific advancements in hazard forecasting, the measurement of exposure and vulnerability, and the integration of these elements into risk forecasts. The report also addresses the challenges of data quality and coverage, the need for improved risk forecasting, and the potential for scientific infrastructure to enhance hazard forecasts.
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Categories: 2012 publication year | 2040 time horizon | 2040s time horizon | English publication language | migration | reducing | infrastructure |