Disaster-related losses of ecosystems and their services. Why and how do losses matter for disaster risk reduction?

Climate-related hazards, more specifically droughts, floods and storms, cause the largest share of people affected by disasters major economic losses. While social disaster-related losses are monitored documented, this is not well established for environmental It known that degradation a key driver disaster risk. As such, healthy ecosystems acknowledged to contribute risk reduction (DRR) through their ecosystem services (ES). Yet they at same time heavily disasters. Disaster-related as implication on overall DRR understood. To address knowledge gap, research builds structured review peer-reviewed literature Post-Disaster Needs Assessments (PDNAs) generate scientific evidence ES climate-related hazards storms. The database provided basis further explore link between related ES. An additional delivered many times higher than documented so far. In order better understand, how ultimately alter risk, we showcase against three dimensions Regulating reduce mitigating hazard exposure. Provisioning, regulating, habitat cultural help vulnerability. Disasters diminish capacity provide ES, which leads increasing We conclude with constructive recommendations integrating in comprehensive manner into monitoring – notably structure Sendai Framework Disaster Risk Reduction. aim these support including dimension acknowledge role contribution advancing DRR. • Scientific impact ecosystems. Losses generally reported. Ecosystem influence all Recommendations loss monitoring.