%T The cost of disasters to Australia and Victoria – no straightforward answers %A Adriana Keating %A John Handmer %I Victorian Centre for Climate Change Adaptation Research %D 2013 %K Climate change, %K Emergency services, %K Climate change adaptation %U https://apo.org.au/node/239196 %X There exists a confounding variety and breadth of estimates relating to the cost of weather related disasters in Victoria and Australia. To the question “How much do disasters cost Victoria?” there is unfortunately no single answer. This paper provides a suite of estimates, each important within their own context, and each with their own caveats. %9 Working paper