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, volcanic eruptions, tropical cyclones and floods, making it one of the most disaster prone countries in the world. This report … country's current capacity to reduce and manage disaster risk; and identify options for more effective management of that risk …. The Philippine institutional arrangements and disaster management systems tend to rely on a response, or reactive approach …
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This is a background paper to the Pacific Possible report. Climate change and natural disasters represent major threats to Pacific Island countries. The report estimates the cost of climate adaptation measures for Pacific Island countries. It also proposes a range of strategies for dealing with...
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In the GLDN seminar, the recovery procedures in the aftermath of the Kobe earthquake and the Asian tsunami were discussed. This introduction to Catastrophe Risk Financing Frameworks seminar provided participants with an understanding of catastrophe risk financing frameworks. In addition, it...
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Burkina Faso is one of the priority countries of the World Bank's Disaster Risk Management (DRM) team for 2009 to 2011 …. this country note on Disaster Risk Management and Adaptation to Climate Change (DRM/ACC) is a baseline document for … under the "Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery" (GFDRR). Based on analysis of the impact of climate …
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disaster risk management in the Philippines. The objectives of the first study were to: document the impacts of natural … disaster risk; and identify options for more effective management of that risk. This follow-on study is intended to support the … disaster management in the Philippines; study on floods, sediment and typhoon disaster; study on earthquake disaster; study on …
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World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), with support from the Canadian government … nine targeted CRF-eligible countries. The CRF is supporting, disability inclusive disaster risk management (DRM) as an … the inclusion of persons with disabilities in national disaster risk management (DRM) and climate resilience (CR …
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Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) …This report presents a qualitative review of inclusive approaches to disaster risk management (DRM) - a part of the … first stocktaking exercise that the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) conducts to assess lessons …
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This report presents the World Bank Group's experience in climate and disaster resilient development and contends that … collaboration between the climate resilience and disaster risk management communities through the incorporation of climate and … disaster resilience into broader development processes. Selected case studies are used to illustrate promising approaches …
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Natural disasters and climate change are among the greatest threats to development. Although natural disasters have always presented risks, climate change increases those risks and compounds them by adding a greater level of uncertainty. As a result of their increased frequency, the economic and...
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