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DRR initiatives yielded a cost-­
benefit ratio of 15.
7
It would be helpful to empha-
size the additional economic
benefits that flow from DRR
work with children, where the
costs may well be lower and the
benefits greater (using a lifetime
7 Krishna Kumar K.C. and D. Kull (June 2009).
Global
Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
. Nepal Red Cross.
analysis and taking into account
intergenerational benefits). This
would require a shift in the way
such interventions are assessed,
and so is an important issue for
DRR practitioners. More evidence
on the outcomes of DRR projects
framed in this way would be bene-
ficial – for example, confirming the
improvements that are anticipated
in child survival, educational
attainment, health and well-being.
Child-led and child-focused
DRR is both cost-effective and
efficient. Given the considerable
benefits that derive from it, the
smart approach would be to invest
in it much more significantly –
in terms both of attention and
of expenditure.
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