qu ake ▁ ▁Ben ef its ▁of ▁Building ▁Back ▁Better ▁There ▁is ▁growing ▁body ▁of ▁literature ▁seeking ▁to ▁define ▁the ▁benefits ▁of ▁building ▁back ▁better . ▁Rec ently ▁reports ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Tri ple ▁D ivid end ▁of ▁Res ili ence , ▁and ▁the ▁World ▁Bank ▁report ▁Building ▁Back ▁Better : ▁Ach ieving ▁res ili ence ▁through ▁stronger , ▁faster , ▁and ▁more ▁inclus ive ▁post - dis aster ▁reconst ruction ▁have ▁estimated ▁the ▁benefits ▁quant it atively ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁losses ▁avoided ▁- ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁US D ▁$ 1 7 3 ▁billion ▁per ▁year , ▁or ▁ 3 1 ▁percent ▁of ▁well - be ing ▁losses ▁can ▁be ▁avoided . ▁Case ▁studies ▁have ▁defined ▁quant itative ▁and ▁qual itative ▁benefits ▁of ▁building ▁back ▁better . ▁ ▁Pre vent ing ▁L oss es ▁In ▁India , ▁super - cy clone ▁B OB 0 6 ▁claimed ▁over ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁lives ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁During ▁recovery , ▁the ▁state ▁government ▁established ▁the ▁Od ish a ▁State ▁Dis aster ▁Mit ig ation ▁Author ity ▁( OS D MA ) ▁to ▁help ▁facil itate ▁building ▁back ▁better ▁though ▁programs ▁such ▁as ▁adding ▁over ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁km ▁of ▁new ▁ev acu ation ▁roads , ▁ 3 0 ▁brid ges ▁to ▁better ▁connect ▁vulner able ▁communities , ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 ▁km ▁of ▁improvements ▁to ▁existing ▁coast al ▁emb ank ments . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁OS D MA ▁inv ested ▁in ▁advanced ▁early ▁warning