natural Hazards and Climate Change risks - GFDRR

Strengthening resource base for local authorities, including
through proposed betterment taxes that take advantage of
improved land management plans and corridor development.
Invest in climate- and disaster-proofing infrastructure and
housing stock: retrofitting existing infrastructure and housing
in hazard-prone areas; improving infrastructure planning and
monitor quality of investments.
Replication of the Pilot Study
15. This study was intended as a pilot to test new methodologies, and identify how the
approach could be enhanced in case of replication. Interest in replicating the approach exists
for other African cities, as well as for a selection of Asian cities. This pilot study may also
provide the foundation for the development of a city vulnerability index to be applied to a
large number of cities. In replications of this study, it is proposed that the following
enhancements be considered:
Consideration of a broader range of natural hazards, beyond the three included
in this study.
Progress toward a more robust definition of peri-urban areas.
More detailed and better documented analysis of the economic impact of
hazards.
More detailed discussion of the methodology for population density
imputation, possibly considering different relationships between building
density and population density, depending on whether the area is formal or
informal.
Addition of information (layering) on major infrastructure (roads, electricity,
sanitation).
Utilization of more detailed GIS data sources, such as those captured in
cadastres, to inform the more detailed economic and population analysis
suggested above.
16. These extensions of the current pilot study may lead to slight increases in the cost of
undertaking the study in the initial replications, until the methodology is refined and
standardized.
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