Since 1970, the number of natural disasters across the world has more than quadrupled. However, for countries or regions with pre-existing political instability, social vulnerabilities and radical group activity, the cost of reconstruction is only one of many potential problems which will need to be rectified.

The rate of natural disasters has risen dramatically in the past two years, causing increasing risk of destruction every year. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, since 1990, natural disasters have affected roughly 217 million annually. The economic ...