Economic Resilience to Climate-inducted Disasters in Southern Coastal China: What Determine Household's and Business' Preparedness for Catastrophic Flooding and Extreme Weather?

Project Year: 2020

Funding Source: Research Cluster Fund

Project Team Member: Dr CHEUNG Ting On Lewis, Dr CHOW Sin Yin Alice, Prof JIM Chi Yung, Dr PEI Qing, Dr WONG Kwan Lam

This study addresses the pressing need for preparedness of small businesses in the Southeast Asia region for natural disasters. The study will investigate what factors and how they contribute to small businesses owners’ propensity to make preparation for extreme weather events, notably flooding and typhoons (tropical cyclone).