Whenever disaster strikes, it leaves more than just a trail of devastation - it also leaves communities further in the grip of poverty. And yet, when we hear of natural disasters today, their financial cost - that is, the damage inflicted on buildings, infrastructure, and agricultural production - is what catches the headlines. New research...

This report is about mobilizing building code regulations for risk reduction. In the past 20 years, natural disasters have affected 4.4 billion people, claimed 1.3 million lives, and caused $2 trillion in economic losses.