BACKGROUND The Emergence of Disaster Risk Financing in a Changing World Societies continue to bear increasing costs from natural hazards as population growth, the geographic concentration of economic...
Foreword Grappling with their fair share of development challenges, countries supported by the International Development Association (IDA) are also highly vulnerable to the impacts of a changing...
La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines erupted on April 9, spewing ash and hot gas and forcing approximately 16,000 people in high-risk zones to evacuate. Subsequent explosions...
A new World Bank report - Frontline : Preparing Healthcare Systems for Shocks from Disasters to Pandemics - offers recommendations to better prepare health systems to respond to a wide range of...
Foreword Climate change and natural disasters are some of the biggest threats confronting South Asia. Global evidence, including studies carried out by the World Bank and the Global Facility for...
The importance of strengthening the resilience of cities is more critical than ever, as unprecedented urbanization is transforming the planet and the way we live. The international development...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Moldova is exposed to an array of natural hazards, and their impact disproportionately affects the poor. Floods, droughts, and severe weather events are the most recurring...
Following the 2014 fl oods, the Serbian Government approved a National Disaster Risk Management Program (fi nanced by EU IPA II funds) to develop a long-term risk management system, including the...
This report identifies ways to overcome key barriers to private sector investment in adaptation and resilience, laying out a coordinated and data-driven Blueprint for Action to help governments and...
This report reviews existing evidence and data on how men and women, boys and girls are impacted by, prepare for and cope with disasters. It is not about depicting women and girls as perpetually...