Coping with Losses to Infrastructure from Natural Hazards

各国政府可用来提高减灾和管理有效性的创新之一是精算供资。这涉及定期向专门用于减灾和恢复的基金支付估计的每年平均灾害造成的基础设施损失。精算资金可能有助于更有效地利用土地，建设不太容易受到地震和其他自然灾害破坏的基础设施。该项目将系统地评估精算资金作为应对地震、洪水和飓风造成的基础设施损失的一种手段的可能性。数据将从地方和州政府以及几个受灾社区收集。

One of the innovations governments might use to improve the effectiveness of hazard mitigation and management is actuarial funding. This involves the regular payment of estimated average annual hazard-induced infrastructure losses into a fund earmarked for use in hazard mitigation and recovery. Actuarial funding may contribute to more efficient land use patterns and the construction of infrastructure that is less susceptible to damage from earthquakes and other natural hazards. This project will systematically evaluate the potential use of actuarial funding as a means of coping with infrastructure losses from earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes. Data will be collected from a cross-section of local and state governments and several disaster-struck communities.