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World Bank Group - 2021

geotechnical issues and recommended risk mitigation and management measures. The investigation, design, and construction of dams …

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Gender Dimensions of Disaster Risk and Resilience : Existing Evidence

Erman, Alvina - 2021

. Disaster risk management policies are designed to maximize results, taking local conditions - including gender dynamics - as … gender dynamics of disaster risk and resilience also allows for better policy and program design, which benefits all …

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Seismic Risk

World Bank Group - 2021

The importance of ensuring that dam structures can withstand earthquakes has been recognized and practiced for many years. The technical capability of the dam engineering industry in the seismic design of dam structures has increased considerably since the 1980-1990s. Dams designed using modern...

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Hydrological Risk

World Bank Group - 2021

This Technical Note contains a level of technical detail that non-specialists can use for guidance in addressing the hydrological aspects of dam projects early in the project preparation. It is intended to raise awareness and inform specific studies and investigations, as appropriate, during...

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Reaping the Benefits of Financial Globalization

Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni; Mauro, Paolo; Faria, André; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

principle, financial globalization should enhance international risk sharing, reduce macroeconomic volatility, and foster …

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Corporate financial risk management : practical techniques of financial engineering

Wunnicke, Diane B.; Wilson, David R.; Wunnicke, Brooke - 1992

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Risk, portfolio management and capital markets

Cooke, Terence E. (contributor) - 1992

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The Euro Area Crisis; Need for a Supranational Fiscal Risk Sharing Mechanism?

Furceri, Davide; Zdzienicka, Aleksandra - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

The aim of this paper is to assess the effectiveness of risk sharing mechanisms in the euro area and whether a … supranational fiscal risk sharing mechanism could insure countries against very severe downturns. Using an unbalanced panel of 15 … euro area countries over the period 1979-2010, the results of the paper show that: (i) the effectiveness of risk sharing …

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Against the gods : the remarkable story of risk

Bernstein, Peter L. - 1996

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Insuring and managing hazardous risks: from Seveso to Bhopal and beyond

Kleindorfer, Paul R. (contributor) - 1987

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