Press Release No:2010/135/SDN
ROME, November 11, 2009 - The
World Bank and the Italian Civil Protection Department (CPD) signed today
a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to join efforts towards advancing the
agenda of disaster risk reduction, sustainable recovery, and reconstruction
in disaster-prone developing countries. The signing took place at the Civil
Protection Command and Control Direction in L'Aquila, in a ceremony hosted
by Mr. Guido Bertolaso, Head of Italian Civil Protection - Presidency of
the Council of Ministers.
"The World Bank is honored to partner
