This dissertation presents a data-driven approach to the problem of predicting recurrent disasters in developing countries. Supervised machine learning methods are used to train classifiers that aim to predict whether a household would be affected by recurrent climate threats (one classifier is trained for each natural hazard). The approach developed is valid for recurrent natural hazards affecting a country and allows disaster risk managers to target their operations with more knowledge. In addition, predictive assessment allows managers to understand the drivers of these predictions, leading to proactive policy formulation and operations planning to mitigate risks and prepare communities for recurring disasters. The proposed methodology was applied to the case study of Peru, where classifiers were trained for cold waves, floods, and landslides. In the case of cold waves, the classifier was 73.82% accurate. The research found that low-income families in rural areas are vulnerable to cold wave related disasters and need proactive humanitarian intervention. Vulnerable families have poor urban infrastructure, including footpaths, roads, lampposts, and water and drainage networks. The role of health insurance, health status, and education is minor. Households with sick members are more likely to be affected by cold waves. Higher educational attainment of the head of the household is associated with a lower probability of being affected by cold snaps.In the case of flooding, the classifier is 82.57% accurate. Certain urban conditions, such as access to drinking water, lampposts, and drainage networks, can make rural households more susceptible to flooding. Owning a computer or laptop decreases the likelihood of being affected by flooding while owning a bicycle and being headed by married individuals increases it. Flooding is more common in less developed urban settlements than isolated rural families.In the case of landslides, the classifier is 88.85% accurate and follows a different logic than that of floods. The importance of the prediction is more evenly distributed among the features considered when learning the classifier. Thus, the impact of an individual feature on the prediction is small. Long-term wealth is more critical: the probability of being affected by a landslide is lower for families with specific appliances and household building materials. Rural communities are more affected by landslides, especially those located at higher altitudes and greater distances from cities and markets. The average marginal impact of altitude is non-linear.The classifiers provide an intelligent data-driven method that saves resources by ensuring accuracy. In addition, the research provides guidelines for addressing efficiency in aid distribution, such as facility location formulations and vehicle routing.The research results have several managerial implications, so the authors call for action from disaster risk managers and other relevant stakeholders. Recurrent disasters challenge all of humanity.