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This poverty and equity report provides updated poverty and inequality statistics from the Grenada Survey of Living Conditions and Household Budget Survey (SLCHBS) conducted between 2018 and 2019 by the Central Statistical Office of Grenada. The SLCHBS 2018-2019 is the third in a series of...
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Adolescent girls are viewed as a key demographic group to target for successfully breaking the intergenerational transmission of poverty in developing countries. Unfortunately, for many teenage girls in developing countries, adolescence entails a fleeting transition from childhood to adulthood,...
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The main objective of this study is to propose recommendations for addressing flood risks in Greater Dhaka. This is … based on an analysis of flood risks facing the city, historical analysis of decision-making about flood risk management, and … flood risk-green defense, eco-engineering, or ecosystem-based approaches- might inform the management of flood risk in Dhaka …
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Bolivia is a country with a vast geographical diversity, from a high plateau (altiplano) that reaches 3,000 meters above sea level to valleys at mid-altitude and tropical plains. During the last decade, the magnitude of Bolivia's weather patterns has undergone significant changes; extreme...
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, particularly for the poor, contributing almost 50 percent of increases in GDP between 2001 to 2014. The flooding hazard in and …
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, deterring investors, and compromising downstream agriculture and the ecological integrity of the river system. Flooding is also … two challenges of pollution and flooding but implementation has not kept pace with the growth of the problems. To support … selected hotspots with a focus on the four main rivers running through the city and the problem of urban flooding in two key …
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Nested in a bay, the Cap-Haitien, Haiti second largest city, is home to a large river basin characterized by rapid and uncontrolled urbanization and fears devastating floods during the rainy season. In Haiti, frequent and severe adverse natural events affect negatively households, and even more...
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based on quantitative risk assessments derived using global flood and earthquake models.Flood and earthquake risk were …
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This study's aim was to assess the growing flood risk Sao Tome and Principe (STP) faces due to climate change. It … achieved this by carrying out a nationwide risk assessment for riverine and coastal flooding. The study used recently completed … high-resolution national flood hazard data for the present climate (2020) and two projected climates (in 2050 and 2080 …
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complementarity among the public sector, the financial sector, and the private sector efforts in managing flood risks. It does so by … for policy action to strengthen private sector resilience and enhance the management of flood risks for businesses …
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