Articles | Volume 16, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-1603-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-1603-2016
Review article
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08 Jul 2016
Review article |  | 08 Jul 2016

From event analysis to global lessons: disaster forensics for building resilience

Adriana Keating, Kanmani Venkateswaran, Michael Szoenyi, Karen MacClune, and Reinhard Mechler

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We present a disaster forensics methodology: the post-event review capability (PERC), which responds to a need for learning about the successes and failures in disaster risk management (DRM) and resilience, uncovers the underlying drivers of increasing risk and makes actionable recommendations. We analyse seven PERC reports and find that across the globe policy makers and practitioners in DRM face strikingly similar challenges. These lessons highlight the importance of integrated risk reduction.
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