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Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development

Disasters resulting from natural hazards such as floods, drought, earthquakes, cyclones, forest fires, desertification and insect infestation impact development in several ways. Disasters damage infrastructure, lifelines and critical facilities, resulting in human, financial and environmental losses. Rehabilitation requires funding, often resulting in the diversion of monies originally planned for development and service provision. Thus, disasters delay development programs by reducing available assets and interrupting planning. Disasters also decrease the economic potential of society by exacerbating poverty, disrupting small business and industry activities, and disabling lifelines vital for economic activity and service delivery. Disasters also reduce human capital as a result of the deaths, injuries and long-term trauma suffered by affected individuals.