The 2015 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction concludes that the mortality and economic loss associated with extensive risks (minor but recurrent disaster risks) in low- and middle-income countries are trending up. In the last decade, losses due to extensive risk in 85 countries and territories were equivalent to a total of US$94 billion. Extensive risks are responsible for more deaths and displacement than major disasters, and represent an ongoing erosion of development assets such as houses, schools, health facilities, roads and local infrastructure. However, according to the cost of extensive risk is not visible and tends to be underestimated, as it is usually absorbed by low income households and communities as well as small businesses (UNISDR 2015).
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Bruwer, A., Van Staden, M., Le Roux, A and Van Niekerk, CW. 2017. Disaster management and risk reduction in South Africa. South African Risk and Vulnerability Atlas: Understanding the Social & Environmental Implications of Global Change. 2nd edition, pp 105-111.
Bruwer, A., Van Staden, M., Le Roux, A., & Van Niekerk, C. W. (2017). Disaster management and risk reduction in South Africa., Worklist;20163 African Sun Media. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10212
Bruwer, A, M Van Staden, Alize Le Roux, and Cornelia W Van Niekerk. "Disaster management and risk reduction in South Africa" In WORKLIST;20163, n.p.: African Sun Media. 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10212.
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