ABSTRACT

The Sustainable Development Goals indicator framework identifies as an indicator of progress the objective of reducing disaster losses as a proportion of global gross domestic product. This short analysis presents data on this indicator from 1990. In constant 2017 US dollars, both weather-related and non-weather related catastrophe losses have increased, with a 74% increase in the former and 182% increase in the latter since 1990. However, since 1990 both overall and weather/climate losses have decreased as proportion of global GDP, indicating progress with respect to the SDG indicator. Extending this trend into the future will require vigilance to exposure, vulnerability and resilience in the face of uncertainty about the future frequency and magnitude of extreme events.

摘要

可持续发展目标指标框架确定了减少灾害损失占全球国内生产总值比例的目标作为进展指标。这份简短的分析提供了1990年以来该指标的数据。按固定美元2017年计算，与天气相关的和与非天气相关的巨灾损失都有所增加，自1990年以来前者增加了74％，后者增加了182％。自1990年以来，总体损失和天气/气候损失在全球GDP中所占的比例均下降了，这表明在实现SDG指标方面取得了进展。面对未来极端事件的发生频率和严重程度的不确定性，将这一趋势延伸到未来将需要警惕暴露，脆弱性和韧性。