Mochizuki, Junko, Keating, Adriana, Mechler, Reinhard, Egan, Callahan, Hochrainer-Stigler, Stefan. 2016. If Numbers Can Speak, Who Listens? Creating Engagement and Learning for Effective Uptake of DRR Investment in Developing Countries. PLoS Currents. 1-6.
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Abstract
ntroduction: With a renewed emphasis on evidence-based risk sensitive investment promoted under the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, technical demands for analytical tools such as probabilistic cost-benefit analysis (CBA) will likely increase in the foreseeable future. This begs a number of pragmatic questions such as whether or not sophisticated quantitative appraisal tools are effective in raising policy awareness and what alternatives are available. Method: This article briefly reviews current practices of analytical tools such as probabilistic cost-benefit analysis and identifies issues associated with its applications in small scale community based DRR interventions. Results: The article illustrate that while best scientific knowledge should inform policy and practice in principle, it should not create an unrealistic expectation that the state-of-the art methods must be used in all cases, especially for small scale DRR interventions in developing countries, where data and resource limitations and uncertainty are high, and complex interaction and feedback may exist between DRR investment, community response and longer-term development outcome. Discussion: Alternative and more participatory approaches for DRR appraisals are suggested which includes participatory serious games that are increasingly being used to raise awareness and identify pragmatic strategies for change that are needed to bring about successful uptake of DRR investment and implementation of DRR mainstreaming.
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Status of publication | Published |
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Affiliation | WU |
Type of publication | Journal article |
Journal | PLoS Currents |
Language | English |
Title | If Numbers Can Speak, Who Listens? Creating Engagement and Learning for Effective Uptake of DRR Investment in Developing Countries |
Year | 2016 |
Page from | 1 |
Page to | 6 |
Reviewed? | Y |
URL | http://currents.plos.org/disasters/article/dis-16-0002r1-if-numbers-can-speak-who-listens-creating-engagement-and-learning-for-effective-uptake-of-drr-investment-in-developing-countries/ |
DOI | n.a. |
Open Access | N |
Associations
- People
- Mechler, Reinhard (Former researcher)
- External
- Egan, Callahan (IIASA, Austria)
- Hochrainer-Stigler, Stefan (IIASA, Austria)
- Keating, Adriana (IIASA, Austria)
- Mochizuki, Junko (IIASA, Austria)
- Organization
- Institute for Ecological Economics IN (Details)
- Research areas (Ă–STAT Classification 'Statistik Austria')
- 1608 Global warming (Details)
- 2928 Environmental economics (Details)
- 5300 Economics (Details)
- 5353 Environmental economics (Details)
- 5368 Sustainable development, sustainable economics (Details)
- 5924 Environmental economics (Details)
- 5943 Risk research (Details)