Recommendations on Measuring Hazardous Events and Disasters

"This publication presents recommendations for national statistical offices (NSOs) and other organisations within national statistical systems (NSS), who would like to engage more in the measurement of hazardous events and disasters, on their roles in supporting work on this emerging topic .... The main aims of the publication are (i) to clarify the role of national statistical offices and ... (ii) to identify practical steps needed for these organisations, in coordination with national agencies responsible for disaster risk management, to better support disaster risk management efforts."--Executive summary