Noy, I2012-08-222022-07-052012-08-222022-07-0520122012https://ir.wgtn.ac.nz/handle/123456789/18703I focus on three issues that are, in my view, the most pertinent to addressing the need to deal with catastrophic, low-probability storms and earthquakes (most likely to occur in Asia and/or the Caribbean): (1) the large benefits and benefit/cost ratios from early-warning systems; (2) the feasibility of an international disaster risk reduction intervention fund and its guiding principles, and (3) an evaluation of the Copenhagen Consensus methodology that relate to the Kunreuther and Michel-Kerjan challenge paper.pdfen-NZdisastersrisk reductionfundingCopenhagen Consensus methodologyearly-warning systemsTexthttp://www.victoria.ac.nz/sef/