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analysis of data from the National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (NRVA) 2007/08, a sample of over 20,000 households from …
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This policy note is a preliminary effort to present a body of knowledge on the state of disaster risk financing and …-Saharan Africa on disaster risk financing and insurance, and to encourage open dialogue between stakeholders on how strategies can … actors in the international community with an interest in this agenda. In the context of this report, disaster risk financing …
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The Philippine quarterly update provides an update on key economic and social developments, and policies over the past three months. Despite heightened global economic uncertainty, the Philippine economy grew by 6.4 percent in the first quarter of 2012, a solid recovery from the relatively low...
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Russia's economic growth slowed in the second quarter of 2011 as the inventory restocking cycle waned. High oil prices have kept the external current account in surplus but capital outflows continue. Gradually improving labor market conditions and access to credit and external borrowing are...
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Economic activity is rebounding strongly in Nepal following two challenging years. On the back of one of the best monsoons in recent years, rice production is estimated to have reached a record high at 5.2 million tons, up from 4.2 million tons a year ago, boosting agricultural output....
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The objective of this paper is to develop an approach for integrating a gender dimension into Agricultural Sector Risk … Assessments (ASRAs). The focus is on the approach because both agricultural risk and gender issues are contextual, thus the … outcomes of a gender-based risk assessment are highly dependent on the social, cultural, geo-graphic, and economic contexts of …
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This paper develops a number of approaches to power sector planning that respond to the uncertainties that Afghanistan faces. It aims to provide an alternative to the "predict then act" approach to planning, which will allow more robust decision making. The paper is divided into two parts: the...
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This economic report records the economic activities of Armenia for the year 2013. A steep decline in construction caused economic growth to weaken to 0.6 percent in the second quarter of 2013 (year-on-year) from 7.5 percent in the first quarter and 7.2 percent in 2012 as a whole. Developments...
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current and future drought risks in Romania. It highlights the urgent need for enhanced integrated drought risk management to … integrated drought risk management in Romania …
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This disaster risk finance (DFR) diagnostic was prepared by the World Bank Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation …, and financial planning for financing of disaster risk in Zimbabwe. The GoZ intends to use the diagnostic to inform the … and crises. Zimbabwe is ranked a medium-to low-climate risk country but faces high impacts due to high levels of …
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