Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and community resilience in Uganda: a cost-benefit and equity analysis

Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and community resilience in Uganda: a cost-benefit and equity analysis [1]

This study evaluates the economic efficiency of the Uganda project using a Cost-Benefit Analysis to compare implementation costs with observed and future benefits. It also performs an equity assessment, examining the distribution of benefits among the people affected by the intervention with a particular focus on women, children and vulnerable socio-economic groups. Although there is some evidence that strengthening ecosystem services is a cost-efficient approach to address certain natural hazards, more research is needed to assess the economic efficiency and equity of Eco-DRR activities in strengthening community resilience. The aim of this study is to contribute to this growing literature.
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Publication Date:

21/07/2022

Source: University of Massachusetts Amherst [3]

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