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The Philippines Parametric Catastrophe Risk Insurance Program Pilot : Lessons Learned
World Bank Group - 2020
risk that transferred typhoon and earthquake risk from the Philippines through the World Bank to the international … reinsurance market in local currency. In 2018, the GOP purchased a second insurance policy, doubling the amount of coverage. The …
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Information and Communication Technology for Disaster Risk Management in Japan : How Digital Solutions are Leveraged to Increase Resilience through Improving Early Warnings and Dis...
World Bank Group - 2019
development, Japan has developed several forward-looking ICT for DRM. This report highlights the application of ICT for DRM in two …
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Resilient Industries in Japan : Lessons Learned on Enhancing Competitive Industries in the Face of Disasters Caused by Natural Hazards
World Bank Group - 2020
Earthquake (GEJE) ultimately affected more than 5,000 of the 30,000 parts used in General Motors vehicles, even though Japan was … supply chain: even distant disasters can bring local industrial production to a halt. For example, the Great East Japan … considered only a minor supplier for the Detroit-based company (Sheffi 2018). The objective of this case study on Japan is to …
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Disaster Risk Finance Country Note : Serbia
World Bank Group - 2016
This disaster risk financing country note for Serbia provides an overview of the way its government currently finances the costs imposed by natural disasters. Meanwhile, poverty deepened after the financial crisis and during the recessions of 2012 and 2014, mainly because of losses in employment...
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Disaster Risk Finance as a Tool for Development : A Summary of Findings from the Disaster Risk Finance Impact Analytics Project
World Bank Group - 2016
Since 2013 The World Bank Group has partnered with the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery and the U.K. Department for International Development to address some of these gaps in evidence and methodologies. The Disaster Risk Finance Impact Analytics Project has made significant...
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Coping with Losses : Options for Disaster Risk Financing in Brazil
World Bank Group - 2014
This study presents options for disaster risk financing in Brazil, drawing from international experience. The study presents a series of complementary options for disaster risk financing, based on a preliminary fiscal risk analysis and a preliminary review of the current budget management of...
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Advancing Disaster Risk Finance in Belize
World Bank Group (contributor) - World Bank Group - 2018
The objective of this report is to make recommendations for the Government of Belize (GoB) for the formulation of a country-specific comprehensive disaster risk finance (DRF) strategy, based on the assessment of the legislative, financial management, fiscal, and insurance market environment in...
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Advancing Disaster Risk Finance in Jamaica
World Bank Group (contributor) - World Bank Group - 2018
The objective of this report is to make recommendations for the Government of Jamaica (GoJ) for theformulation of a country-specific comprehensive disaster risk finance (DRF) strategy, based on the assessment of the legislative, financial management, fiscal, and insurance market environment in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645233
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Advancing Disaster Risk Finance in Grenada
World Bank Group (contributor) - World Bank Group - 2018
The objective of this report is to make recommendations for the Government of Grenada (GoG) for theformulation of a country-specific comprehensive disaster risk finance (DRF) strategy, based on the assessment of the legislative, financial management, fiscal, and insurance market environment in...
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Advancing Disaster Risk Finance in Saint Lucia
World Bank Group (contributor) - World Bank Group - 2018
The objective of this report is to make recommendations for the Government of Saint Lucia (GoSL) for the formulation of a country-specific comprehensive disaster risk finance (DRF) strategy, based on the assessment of the legislative, financial management, fiscal, and insurance market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645235