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Impact of Sectoral Development on the Natural Disaster Fatalities in<br />

Developed and Developing Countries<br />

Anushthurrga D/O Parameswaran<br />

Supervisor: Dr Jaharudin bin Padli<br />

Bachelor of Economics (Natural Resources)<br />

School of Social and Economic Development<br />

This study is to examine the relationship between sectoral development in term of<br />

agriculture sector, manufacturing sector, mining sector, service sector, gross domestic<br />

product (GDP), population density, employment rate, and research and development<br />

(R&D) on the impact of natural disasters such as total deaths, total affected and total<br />

damages in 30 selected countries from 1995 to 2015. The panel data are used in this<br />

analysis where the results show that sectoral development in term of agriculture,<br />

manufacturing, and mining sector have a positive relationship and highly significant<br />

on natural disaster fatalities. The result suggests that an invention in the<br />

manufacturing and mining sector will mitigate the impact of natural hazards.<br />

1421 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY 2018

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