Executive Summary Scope Breakthroughs in information and communication technology (ICT) increasingly offer new tools to support disaster risk management (DRM). Due to the rapid advancement of...
International Development Association (IDA) has been working with local institutions to help Yemenis navigate their way through this difficult and volatile environment. Launched in November 2017, the...
Building Regulation for Resilience Program June 2019 Executive Summary The Accumulation of Risk in the Built Environment In a rapidly urbanising world, Malawi remains one of the least urbanised...
Abstract Understanding forced displacement and developing effective solutions requires closing several critical gaps in the data. With forced displacement rising worldwide, the body of work on...
LILONGWE, November 13, 2019— Farmers in 12 districts are expected to benefit from climate resilience technologies, new crop varieties, and improved agronomic practices through an additional 40...
VIENTIANE, November 13, 2019 – Lao PDR will implement a new cross-cutting and evidence-based approach to tackle the issue of childhood undernutrition with support from the World Bank. Representatives...
By Sameh Wahba and Mami Mizutori From tsunamis in Asia and earthquakes Latin America, to hurricanes in the Caribbean and cyclones in Africa, disasters caused by natural hazards claimed some 1.3...
World Bank Vice President for Africa Region Visits Somalia NAIROBI, November 3, 2019 - The World Bank Vice President for the Africa Region, Hafez Ghanem concluded his first visit to Somalia today...
While all infrastructure public-private partnerships (PPPs) inevitably deal with financing, construction, regulatory, demand, and operational risks, among others, projects in disaster-prone regions...
DHAKA, October 30, 2019 —The government of Bangladesh today signed a $100 million financing agreement with the World Bank to ensure improved water supply, sanitation, and drainage system in selected...