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Flood Risk Assessment for the Ganges Basin in South Asia
World Bank - 2016
the Flood Hazard Assessment, including the following: provides details on data availability required for flood assessment …; provides initial results of the hydraulic model, development, calibration, and validation; and flood hazard mapping for the …
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Pakistan Cyclone and Floods 2007 : Preliminary Damage and Needs Assessment, Balochistan and Sindh
World Bank - 2013
scale flood damages in Sindh and Balochistan, and the associated early recovery and reconstruction costs, based on certain …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557811
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Workshop on Strengthening Disability Measurement across South Asian Countries
World Bank - 2012
This report comprises of eleven sessions: introduction; definition of disability - questions for discussion; new thinking on disability measurement; from census to surveys; policy dimensions of disability measurement - Brazil; good questions and bad questions; developing a matrix of functioning;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553003
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South Asia Macro Poverty Outlook
World Bank - 2023
This edition of the Macro Poverty Outlooks periodical contains country-by-country forecasts and overviews for GDP, fiscal, debt and poverty indicators for the developing countries of the South Asia region. Macroeconomic indicators such as population, gross domestic product and gross domestic...
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Social Protection in Pakistan : Managing Household Risks and Vulnerability
World Bank - 2012
The report is the result of an inter-institutional collaborative effort between the Government of Pakistan, civil … society, and international donors. This report finds that while Pakistan implements a wide array of social protection programs … Pakistan face important constraints in terms of coverage, targeting, and implementation, and inability to respond to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553280
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Social Protection in Health : What Are the Options for Pakistan?
World Bank - 2011
analyze what are the options for Government of Pakistan (GOP) to consider extending social protection to health. Because the …
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Pakistan - Towards an Integrated National Safety Net System : Assisting Poor and Vulnerable Households, An Analysis of Pakistan's Main Cash Transfer Program
World Bank - 2013
The vision of Pakistan's social protection strategy to reach the poor and vulnerable (2007) is 'to develop an … promote sustainable growth. The focus of this report is Pakistan's main safety net program: the Benazir Income Support Program … protection includes labor policy, contributory social insurance, and social care services as well as safety nets. Pakistan …
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Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Electricity Grids : Context and Good Practices for Transmission and Distribution System Operators
World Bank - 2022
Cyberattacks against industrial control systems (ICS) are on the rise. Roughly one-third of ICS were targeted by malicious activity in the first half of 2021, with hackers often tied to nation-states and organized crime. Electric utilities around the world have been undergoing a transformative...
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Climate Change Impacts in Drought and Flood Affected Areas : Case Studies in India
World Bank - 2012
The aim of this study is to assist the government in this endeavor by focusing on selected priorities. The overarching objective of this report is to promote the mainstreaming and integration of climate related risks in India's development policies and processes, where this is appropriate. The...
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Compendium : Coastal Management Practices in West Africa - Existing and Potential Solutions to Control Coastal Erosion, Prevent Flooding and Mitigate Damage to Society
World Bank - 2022
. It complements technical catalogs on vulnerability to erosion, flood risks and flood protection infrastructure in West …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013254861