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Experiences from previous pandemics and large-scale shocks show that these crises often affect men and women differently. Specifically, the effectiveness of policy actions and the prevention of costly reversals in the progress achieved towards greater gender equality will crucially depend on how...
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Severely impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, Djibouti's economic activity has shown signs of …
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The region's growth outlook for 2017-19 remains broadly positive. China's growth moderation and rebalancing are expected to continue. In the region's other large developing economies, growth is projected to pick up slightly. Poverty has continued to decline in most countries and is projected to...
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understanding infrastructure resilience—the ability of infrastructure systems to function and meet users’ needs during and after a … governments, stakeholders, and the international community to improve the quality and resilience of these essential services, and …
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sector stakeholders, and development partners that the industry must act urgently to integrate resilience as a core component … Industries Program, which proposes ways to integrate disaster and climate resilience considerations into the industrial …
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Industries create jobs, catalyze investments, and bring technological advancement to a country. However, as industries expand across borders and become increasingly complex, so do their risks, including impacts from disasters and climate change. Disasters,1 including earthquakes and extreme...
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recently, a viral pandemic has threatened industries and national economies, and the imperative to secure business continuity … and competitiveness during growing instability has thrust resilience into the spotlight. The suite of risks posed by … threatened. The emergence of industry resilience as a global discourse is timely; however, industry resilience is a nascent …
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