Yazdanpanah M, Hayati D, Zamani GH, Karbalaee F, Hochrainer-Stigler S (2013)

Water management from tradition to second modernity: An analysis of the water crisis in Iran

Environment, Development and Sustainability, Article in press (Published online 29 March 2013) More

Michel-Kerjan E, Hochrainer-Stigler S, Kunreuther H, Linnerooth-Bayer J, Mechler R, Muir-Wood R, Ranger N, Vaziri P, Young M (2012)

Catastrophe risk models for evaluating disaster risk reduction investments in developing countries

Risk Analysis, Article in press (Published online 12 December 2012) More

Hochrainer-Stigler S, Sharma RB, Mechler R (2012)

Disaster microinsurance for pro-poor risk management: Evidence from South Asia

Journal of Integrated Disaster Risk Management, 2(2) (21 November 2012) More

Hochrainer-Stigler S, Pflug G (2012)

Risk management against extremes in a changing environment: A risk-layer approach using copulas

Environmetrics, 23(8):663-672 (December 2012) (Published online 26 November 2012) More

Mechler R, Hochrainer S, Linnerooth-Bayer J, Pflug G (2012)

Public sector financial vulnerability to disasters: The IIASA CATSIM model

In Measuring Vulnerability to Natural Hazards: Towards Disaster Resilient Societies, J Birkmann (ed.)
United Nations University Press, Tokyo, Japan, pp.380-398 More

Lal PN, Mitchell T, Mechler R, Hochrainer S et al. (2012)

National systems for managing the risks from climate extremes and disasters

In Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation, CB Field, V Barros, TF Stocker, et al. (eds)
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK pp.339-392 More

Linnerooth-Bayer J, Dubel J, Hochrainer S, Kryda S, Lschewski L, Sendzimir J (2012)

Impact analysis of climate change on drought/flood risk, and relevant non-climate policies and their implementation, and consequences for agriculture and ecosystems

Deliverable 4.2, RESPONSES Project (European Responses to Climate Change) More

Hochrainer-Stigler S (2012)

Multi-risk evaluation and mitigation strategies

Deliverable 4.4, MATRIX Project (New Multi-Hazard and Multi-Risk Assessment Methods for Europe), Theme ENV.2010.6.1.3.4 (Delivered October 2012) More

Hochrainer S (2012)

Financial and Economic Disaster Risk Estimation in Madagascar for the Implementation of CatSim

Summary Report, "Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change in Economic Development," Technical Assistance to the Republic of Madagascar, Cellule De Prevention Et Gestion Des Urgences (CPGU) More

Helgeson J, Dietz S, Hochrainer S (2012)

Vulnerability to Weather Disasters: The Choice of Coping Strategies in Rural Uganda

Working Paper No. 107, Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, Working Paper No. 91, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, LSE, London, UK (1 October 2012) More

Narasimhan H, Faber MH, Remaitre A, Malet J-P, Eidsvig U, Hochrainer S, Cascini L, Ferlisi S (2012)

Quantitative risk-cost-benefit analysis of selected mitigation options for two case studies

Deliverable 5.3, SafeLand Project - Living with landslide risk in Europe, WP 5.1 (February 2012) More

Hochrainer-Stigler S, Yokomatsu M, Cruz A-M, Xu W (2012)

[[IDRiM Newsletter]]

Issue 4, International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (July 2012) More

Hochrainer-Stigler S, Yokomatsu M, Cruz A-M, Xu W (2012)

[[IDRiM Newsletter]]

Issue 3, International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (January 2012) More

Linnerooth-Bayer J, Hochrainer-Stigler S, Mechler R (2012)

Mechanisms for financing the costs of disasters

Commissioned Review: Foresight, Government Office for Science, UK (27 November 2012) More

Kumar A, Arambepola NMSI, Mechler R, Hochrainer S (2012)

Approach for national scale earthquake risk assessment: Case study from Nepal

Proceedings, 15 WCEE,
24-28 September 2012, Lisbon, Portugal More

Linnerooth-Bayer J, Mechler R, Hochrainer-Stigler S (2011)

Insurance against losses from natural disasters in developing countries: Evidence, gaps and the way forward

Journal of Integrated Disaster Risk Management, 1(1) (11 May 2011) More

Hochrainer S, Patnaik U, Kull D, Singh P, Wajih S (2011)

Disaster financing and poverty traps for poor households: Realities in Northern India

IJMED - International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, 29(1):57-82 (March 2011) More

Hochrainer S, Mechler R (2011)

Natural disaster risk in Asian megacities: A case for risk pooling?

Cities, 28(1):53-61 (February 2011) More

Bayer J, Braeuninger M, Butzengeiger-Geyer S, Dlugolecki A, Hochrainer S, Koehler M, Mechler R, Michaelowa A, Schulze S (2011)

Application of economic instruments for adaptation to climate change

Executive Summary.CLIMA. C.3./ETU/2010/0011, Brussels, Belgium (27 September 2011) More

Hochrainer S (2011)

Book Review: Vulnerable India: A Geographical Study of Disasters, by Ana Kapur (Sage Publications India)

IDRiM Newsletter, Issue 2 (July 2011) More

Hochrainer-Stigler S, Kunreuther H, Linnerooth-Bayer J, Mechler R (et al.) (2011)

The Costs and Benefits of Reducing Risk from Natural Hazards to Residential Structures in Developing Countries

Working Paper #2011-01, Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA (January 2011) More

Sharma RB, Hochrainer S, Mechler R (2011)

Impact assessment of disaster microinsurance for pro-poor risk management: Evidence from South Asia

Final Report to Sponsor More

Hochrainer-Stigler S, Mechler R (2011)

Pooling plan to counter disaster risk

Options, IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria (Winter 2011/2012) More

Hochrainer-Stigler S, Pflug GC, Mechler R (2011)

Beating the poverty trap

Options, IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria (Winter 2011/2012) More

Mechler R, Hochrainer S, Aaheim A, Salen H, Wreford A (2010)

Modelling economic impacts and adaptation to extreme events: Insights from European case studies

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 15(7):737-762 (October 2010) (Published online 21 September 2010) More

Hochrainer S, Mechler R, Kull D (2010)

Micro-insurance against drought risk in a changing climate: Assessing demand and supply considerations

International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 2(2):148-166 More

Kundzewicz ZW, Lugeri N, Dankers R, Hirabayashi Y, Doell P, Pinskwar I, Dysarz T, Hochrainer S, Matczak P (2010)

Assessing river flood risk and adaptation in Europe -- Review of projections for the future

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 15(7):641-656 (October 2010) (Published online 05 March 2010) More

Lugeri N, Kundzewicz ZW, Genovese E, Hochrainer S, Radziejewski M (2010)

River flood risk and adaptation in Europe - Assessment of the present status

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 15(7):621-639 (October 2010) (Published online 23 January 2010) More

Hochrainer S, Linnerooth-Bayer J, Mechler R (2010)

The European Union Solidarity Fund: Its legitimacy, viability and efficiency

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 15(7):797-810 (October 2010) (Published online 23 January 2010) More

van Vuuren DP, Isaac M, Kundzewicz ZW, Arnell N, Barker T, Criqui P, Bauer N, Berkhout F, Hilderink H, Hinkel J, Hochrainer S, Hof A, Kram T, Lugeri N, Mechler R et al. (2010)

Scenarios as the basis for assessment of mitigation and adaptation

In Making Climate Change Work for Us, M. Hulme, H. Neufedlt (eds)
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK pp.54-86 More

Mechler R, Hochrainer S, Aaheim A, Kundzewicz ZW, Lugeri N, Moriondo M et al. (2010)

A risk management approach for assessing adaptation to changing flood and drought risks in Europe

In Making Climate Change Work for Us, M. Hulme and H. Neufeldt (eds)
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK pp.200-229 More

Aaheim A, Dokken T, Hochrainer S, Hof A, Jochem E, Mechler R, van Vuuren DP, Neufeldt H, Wei T (2010)

National responsibilities for adaptation strategies: Lessons from four modelling frameworks

In Making Climate Change Work for Us, M. Hulme and H. Neufedlt (eds)
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp.87-112 More

Mechler R, Hochrainer S, Pflug GC, Lotsch A, Williges K (2010)

Assessing the Financial Vulnerability to Climate-related Natural Hazards

Policy Research Working Paper 5232, The World Bank, Washington DC, USA More

Hochrainer S, Pflug GC (2009)

Natural disaster risk bearing ability of governments: Consequences of kinked utility

Journal of Natural Disaster Science, 31(1):11-21 (January 2009) More

Hochrainer S, Mechler R, Pflug GC (2009)

Climate change and financial adaptation in Africa: Investigating the impact of climate change on the robustness of index-based microinsurance in Malawi

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 14(3):231-250 (March 2009) More

Hochrainer S, Mechler R, Pflug GC (2009)

Climate change and climate insurance. The case of Malawi (Abstract)

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 6(42):422003 (1 February 2009) More

Hochrainer S, Mechler R (2009)

Preparing Europe for more floods and droughts

Options, IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria (Winter 2009/2010) More

Mechler R, Hochrainer S, Kull D, Khan F, Patnaik U, Linnerooth-Bayer J (2009)

Increasing resilience to extreme events

Options, IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria (Summer 2009) More

Hochrainer S, Kull D, Linnerooth-Bayer J, Mechler R et al. (2009)

The Challenges and Importance of Investing in Cost Effective Measures for Reducing Losses From Natural Disasters in Emerging Economies

Final Report to Sponsor: The World Bank, Washington, DC, USA (2 July 2009) More

Moench M, Hochrainer S, Mechler R, Kull D, Linnerooth-Bayer J, Patnaik U et al. (2009)

Rethinking the costs and benefits of disaster risk reduction under changing climate conditions

In: Catalyzing Climate and Disaster Resilience, ISET-Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal, pp.1-34 More

Lugeri N, Lavalle C, Hochrainer S, Bindi M, Moriondo M (2009)

An assessment of weather-related risks in Europe

Deliverable D-A2.1b, ADAM (Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies: Supporting European Climate Policy) More

Kundzewicz ZW, Lugeri N, Hochrainer S, Moriondo M, Schelhaas M-J, Radziejewski M, Kedziora A et al. (2009)

Risk and economic damage assessment for 2025 and 2100, with and without adaptation

Deliverable D-A2.2b, ADAM (Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies: Supporting European Climate Policy) More

Hochrainer S, Mechler R et al. (2009)

Report on Europe's financial and economic vulnerability to meteorological extremes

Deliverable D-A2.3b, ADAM (Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies: Supporting European Climate Policy) More

Hochrainer S, Mechler R, Linnerooth-Bayer J, Suarez P Contributors (2009)

Report on identified developing country regions for study of novel development assistance options, and characterization of risk profiles

Deliverable D-A2.6b, ADAM (Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies: Supporting European Climate Policy) More

Mechler R, Hochrainer S, Singh P, Chopde S, Wajih SA, Kull D et al. (2009)

Combining innovative strategies for effective drought risk management: Costs and benefits of insurance and irrigation in Uttar Pradesh, India

In: Catalyzing Climate and Disaster Resilience, ISET-Nepal, Kathmandu pp.223-250 More

Hochrainer S (2009)

Assessing the Macroeconomic Impacts of Natural Disasters: Are There Any?

Policy Research Working Paper Series 4968, The World Bank, Washington, DC, USA More

Hochrainer S, Mechler R (2008)

Assessing financial and economic vulnerability to natural hazards: Bridging the gap between scientific assessment and the implementation of disaster risk management with the CatSim model

In Assessing Vulnerability to Global Environmental Change, A. Patt, D. Schroeter, R.J.T. Klein, A.C. de la Vega-Leinert (eds)
Earthscan, London, UK pp.173-194 More

Mechler R, Hochrainer S, Williges K (2008)

The special nature of natural disaster risk in Asian megacities. A case for megacity risk pooling?

In:, Natural Catastrophe Risk Insurance Mechanisms for Asia and the Pacific, 4-5 November 2008 Tokyo, Japan [2008] More

Mechler R, Hochrainer S (2008)

Preparing Madagascar for Cyclones

Options, IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria (Summer 2008) More

Mechler R, Hochrainer S, Kull D, Chopde S, Singh P, Wajih S et al. (2008)

Uttar Pradesh Drought Cost-Benefit Analysis

From Risk to Resilience Working Paper 5, Moench M, Caspari E, Pokhrel A (eds), ISET, ISET-Nepal and ProVention, Kathmandu, Nepal 32pp More

Hochrainer S, Mechler R, Pflug GC, Lotsch A (2008)

Investigating the Impact of Climate Change on the Robustness of Index-Based Microinsurance in Malawi

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, No. 4631 [2008] More

Hochrainer S, Mechler R (2008)

Assessing long-term socioeconomic adaptation strategies to extreme events in Europe

Proceedings, Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change. Long-Term Policies: Governing Social-Ecological Change,
22-23 February, 2008, Berlin, Germany [2008] More

Cardenas V, Hochrainer S, Mechler R, Pflug GC, Linnerooth-Bayer J (2007)

Sovereign financial disaster risk management: The case of Mexico

Environmental Hazards, 7(1):40-53 [2007] More

Mechler R, Hochrainer S, Linnerooth-Bayer J, Pflug GC (2007)

Public Sector Financing of Disaster Risk

Final Report, submitted to the Austrian National Bank [2007] More

Hochrainer S, Mechler R (2006)

Naturkatastrophen: Auswirkungen, loesungsansaetze und rollen fuer wissenschaft, staat und wirtschaft

Wirtschaftspolitische Blaetter, 4: [2006] More

Mechler R, Hochrainer S, Linnerooth-Bayer J (2006)

Public sector financial vulnerability to disasters

In Measuring Vulnerability to Natural Hazards: Towards Disaster Resilient Societies, J. Birkmann (ed.)
United Nations University Press, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 380-398 More

Hochrainer S (2006)

Macroeconomic Risk Management against Natural Disasters

Deutscher Universitaets-Verlag, Wiesbaden, Germany More

Hochrainer S (2005)

Naturkatastrophen: risikowahrnehmung und vorsorgestrategien. eine empirische untersuchung in Schwertberg

Sozialwissenschaftliche Rundschau, 45(1):63-85 [2005] More

Hochrainer S, Pflug GC (2005)

Optimizing Financial Strategies for Governments against the Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters in Developing Countries

Paper presented at the IIASA-DPRI Conference, Beijing, China 14-18 September 2005 [2005] More

Cardenas V, Hochrainer S, Mechler R, Pflug GC (2005)

Assessing the Financial Management of Public Sector Disaster Risk: The Mexican Case

Paper presented at the IIASA-DPRI Conference, Beijing, China, 14-18 September 2005 [2005] More

Hochrainer S, Mechler R, Pflug GC (2004)

Financial Natural Disaster Risk Management for Developing Countries

Paper presented at the XIII Annual Conference of European Association of Environmental and Resource Economics, Budapest, Hungary [2004] More

Hochrainer S, Mechler R, Pflug GC (2003)

The IIASA model for the evaluation of financial disaster risk management instruments for developing countries

Proceedings of the Third DPRI-IIASA International Symposium on Integrated Disaster Risk Management - Coping with Regional Vulnerability,
3-5 July 2003, Kyoto International Conference Hall, Kyoto, Japan [2003] More