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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 …

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Senegal Urban Floods : Recovery and Reconstruction since 2009

World Bank - 2014

Senegal is located in the Sahel region of West Africa. Between 1970 and 2000, the country suffered prolonged droughts that contributed to rural exodus. Communities in these peri-urban areas, already among the poorest in the country, are the most vulnerable to episodes of heavy rainfall and...

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Thai Flood 2011 : Rapid Assessment for Resilient Recovery and Reconstruction Planning

World Bank - 2012

in five flood-affected provinces, namely Bangkok, Ayuthaya, Nakhon Sawan, Pathum Thani, and Samut Sakhon. Tourism …

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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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After the Tsunami : Women and Land Reforms in Aceh

World Bank - 2012

On Boxing Day morning, 2004, a 9.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Indian Ocean. The quake unleashed a blast of energy and created a tsunami three stories high. The disaster claimed more than 228,000 lives, affected 2.5 million others and caused close to US $11.4 billion of damage in 14...

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Financial and Fiscal Instruments for Catastrophe Risk Management : Addressing Losses from Flood Hazards in Central Europe, Volume 2. Statistical Annex

World Bank - 2013

This report addresses the large flood exposures of Central Europe and proposes efficient financial and risk transfer … common hazard of flood, are in a unique position to develop highly cost effective flood insurance mechanisms. As countries in …

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GDLN Seminar on Strengthening Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific : Volume 4. Housing and Community Reconstruction after Natural Disasters

World Bank - 2013

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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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 …

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Assessment of Innovative Approaches to Flood Risk Management and Financing in Agriculture : The Thailand Case Study

World Bank - 2013

approach from drought to flood. The main objective was to assess prerequisite conditions, as well as practical and efficient … methods, to conceptualize and potentially implement index-based insurance for agricultural flood losses. In addition, the work … assessed how modern technologies such as flood modeling and remote sensing-which are widely used to support flood risk mapping …

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