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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 … are shaping flood risk in the city. Second, a historical analysis of flood management interventions in Dhaka and the …
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the context of designing policies for managing weather risk. Interventions and policies aimed at improving risk management … the main findings related to immediate impacts (physical losses as well as services impacted), risk management, and the …
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Sierra Leone is situated on the West Coast of Africa and is one of the poorest countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and globally, with a per capita gross domestic product of USD 684 in 2015. It is ranked 179 out of 188 countries on the United Nations 2016 Human Development Index, and chronic...
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Hanoi has grown rapidly into a modern, vibrant city. However, the development of infrastructure and services has lagged behind the growth of the population. In particular, two significant water-related problems have arisen. Water pollution has become a major issue, creating a huge environmental...
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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 …The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Country Risk Profiles for floods and earthquakes presented in this publication are … defined in terms of affected population and affected gross domestic product (GDP). Earthquake risk was quantified in terms of …
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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 … no additional climate policy under the SSP3 socioeconomic development narrative. This flood risk assessment examines the … and future climate conditions. It shows that flood risk is driven frequent flood events. There is a significant increase …
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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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). The second chapter offers a deep dive on Chad's disaster risk profile and the drivers that make floods an increasingly …
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This document aims to succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by Azerbaijan. This includes rapid onset and long-term changes in key climate parameters, as well as impacts of these changes on communities, livelihoods, and economies, many of which are already underway. This is a high-level...
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