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trade facilitation; (ii) trade and disaster recovery and reconstruction; and (iii) other trade policies affecting …
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communication methods and strategies to deploy to support disaster recovery frameworks (DRF) and recovery strategies. For the …
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This note highlights the critical contribution that social protection can make to a broader disaster recovery effort by … helping directly to disaster-affected households. It is intended primarily for those government officials involved in … organizing the post-disaster response and recovery effort who may not be familiar with social protection or the contribution it …
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This is a background paper to the Pacific Possible report. Climate change and natural disasters represent major threats to Pacific Island countries. The report estimates the cost of climate adaptation measures for Pacific Island countries. It also proposes a range of strategies for dealing with...
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established a cabinet-level Minister responsible for disaster response. Government may wish to build on these achievements. The … report is also based on a study carried out in Armenia under the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR …) project, which analyzed disaster risks, assessed existing systems, mechanisms, and institutional capacities, and made …
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looks specifically at the role social protection played in improving disaster response and complementing the humanitarian … been put together for further discussion on future disaster responsive social protection …
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Assistance Program in the World assesses the targeting performance and benefit level design of the Emergency Social Safety Net … million refugees, Turkey hosts more refugees than any other country in the world. The program is funded by the European Union … member states, and implemented nationwide in partnership with the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services, the World …
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Over 60 million people are currently displaced due to conflict or violence, and about 140 million are exposed to natural disasters. As part of humanitarian responses to those affected populations, growing attention is paid to cash transfers as a form of assistance. Cash is being strongly...
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Despite recent calls in support of cash transfers, there is little rigorous evidence of the relative impacts of cash versus in-kind transfers, especially in humanitarian contexts, where a majority of such programs take place. This paper uses data from a randomized experiment in the Democratic...
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Humanitarian crises pose a formidable development challenge. Whether caused by conflict, natural disaster, climate … proposals outlined in this paper, which was funded by the State and Peace-Building Fund within the World Bank Group, directly … this paper will provide invaluable guidance to the World Bank Group's country operations as well as to our development …
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