Perdas econômicas dos desastres climáticos no Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2001-2010

Abstract

This work estimates the economic losses caused by floods and landslides from extreme weather events (torrential rains) in the State of Rio de Janeiro in the period 2001-2010. We used data from the National Atlas of Natural Disasters for the number of people affected, frequency and locations of these events. These figures were crossed with estimates of economic losses caused by the tragedy in January 2011 in the mountain region surrounding Rio de Janeiro (World Bank, 2012). It was estimated that similar losses in the state of Rio de Janeiro, during the study period, were between R$ 48.4 and 54.5 billion, approximately 1.3% of the State GDP in 2010.