Financial management of large-scale catastrophes.
Contributors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.; SourceOECD (Online service)
Series: Policy issues in insurance -- no. 12
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9789264040786
Subjects: Disasters -- Economic aspects; Natural disasters -- Economic aspects
Other titles: Gestion financière des catastrophes de grande ampleur.
Description: Dramatic events, such as the earthquake that struck China’s Sichuan Province in 2008 and the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in the United States in 2005, have brought the financial management of catastrophic risks once again to the forefront of the public policy agenda globally. To address these issues and develop sound policies, the OECD has established an International Network on the Financial Management of Large-Scale Catastrophes. This publication supports the ongoing activities of the Network. This book contains three reports focusing on different institutional approaches to the financial management of large-scale catastrophes in selected OECD and non-OECD countries, the role of risk mitigation and insurance in reducing the impact of natural disasters, and the importance of strategic leadership in the management of non-conventional crises.
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Also available in French under the title: Gestion financière des catastrophes de grande ampleur.

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