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China has long known more than its fair share of disasters, including earthquakes, typhoons, floods, and droughts. The good news is that in recent decades, the country has made tremendous headway in building its resilience to disasters. Learning from these efforts will be critical to...
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This note is one of a series produced by the World Bank's Governance Global Practice to help client countries address … public enterprises to bounce back in the post-crisis environment. This note draws on existing World Bank analysis of emerging … measures that can potentially be supported through the World Bank's budget support operations …
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agricultural assets. This report is part of the World Bank's response to the Government’s request for support in assessing damages …
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This report presents the World Bank Group's experience in climate and disaster resilient development and contends that … increasing weather-related disasters in recent decades. Section three summarizes how the World Bank Group's goals to end extreme …
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a result of their increased frequency, the economic and social costs of disasters are mounting (World Bank 2010 … expertise of the World Bank, which has traditionally supported early and long-term recovery and helped rebuild livelihoods and …
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This report is the output of the World Bank-financed study on Making Trans-port Climate Resilient for Ethiopia, which … The study is based on four climate scenarios selected by the World Bank to be consistent with the scenarios used in the …
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Ningbo serves as the Chinese pilot city for the World Bank Climate Resilient Cities (CRC) Program. The CRC program aims …
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Ningbo serves as the Chinese pilot city for the World Bank Climate Resilient Cities (CRC) Program. The CRC program aims …
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This study aims to analyze how economic shocks and macroeconomic volatility affect urban Argentine households, the mechanisms that households employ to survive economic crises, and how successful these tools are. Particular attention is given to the structure and wealth of the household and the...
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