Description: These global trends in risk vary widely from country to country, indicating that risk accumulation processes that mirror development are as heterogeneous as development itself. However countries with stronger risk governance capacities appear better able to reduce mortality than to reduce the numbers of houses damaged and people affected. The increase in extensive mortality risk reported in countries like Bolivia, Mozambique (see map), Nepal and Yemen reflect low levels of development. In contrast, mortality risk in Chile and Costa Rica is falling while the rate of housing damage is rising.
Published in: 2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction - Revealing Risk, Redefining Development
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