Natural disasters and household welfare : evidence from Vietnam (English)

As natural disasters hit with increasing frequency, especially in coastal areas, it is imperative to better understand how much natural disasters affect economies and their people. This requires disaggregated measures of natural disasters that can be reliably linked to households, the first challenge this paper tackles. In particular, a methodology is illustrated to create natural disaster and hazard maps from first hand, geo-referenced meteorological...

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Thomas,Timothy S.;

Christiaensen,Luc;

Do,Quy-Toan;

Le,Trung Dang;
Document Date
2010/12/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS5491
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Viet Nam,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2010/12/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Natural disasters and household welfare : evidence from Vietnam
Keywords
natural disaster

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

VN-Natural Disasters Management in Vietnam and Weather Insurance -- P103757

Major Sector

FY17 - Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry

Theme

FY17 - Landscape Management,FY17 - Land Administration and Management,FY17 - Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management,FY17 - Biodiversity,FY17 - Rural Development

Sector

FY17 - Other Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry

Topics

Drought,Flood,Hurricane,Natural Disaster,Water,

Historic Topics

Conflict and Development, Environment, Urban Development,

Historic SubTopics

Hydrology, Natural Disasters,

Unit Owning

DECRG: Poverty & Inequality (DECPI); Development Research Group (DECRG)

Version Type

Final

Series Name

Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5491;

Product Line

Research Services

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Thomas,Timothy S.; Christiaensen,Luc; Do,Quy-Toan; Le,Trung Dang.

Natural disasters and household welfare : evidence from Vietnam (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5491 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/753121468337900990

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