While the occurrence of natural events can not be prevented, there is a possibility to reduce the vulnerability of … and mitigation measures into development plans and programs and (ii) financial protection, provided by the transferring of …

The intended goal of this paper is to expand the IDB's current disaster policy in the area of human-driven disasters …. This paper explores and expands on the definition and scope of "human-driven" disasters in order to strengthen the policy … in its present area of "unexpected" disasters. This paper also discusses risk management financing instruments and …

Bank investments in tourism and other coastal development projects have been on the rise, generating an interest in the … development of instruments and tools that would more effectively inform Bank staff on critical issues, and support the management … population of the LAC Region, are challenged by rising populations, sprawling and sometimes unplanned development, and the …

. However, there is growing realization among international development agencies including the IDB that this may not be … sufficient; many multilateral and bilateral development agencies now recognize the need to also consider future changes in long …

index of historical physical impacts of natural disasters, social vulnerability, and institutional capacity was created. It … is found that historical impacts of climatological disasters are positively correlated with the per capita amount … received by region in order to prevent future natural disasters. Impacts of geological disaster, on the other hand, affect the …