By Mathijs van Ledden, Tran Thanh Tung, Dzung Huy Nguyen and Long Thanh Nguyen Abstract This paper provides a high-level assessment of Vietnam’s sea dike system and its prescribed dike safety...
By Johannes Braese, Sophie Anne de Vries Robbé and Jun Rentschler Abstract This paper presents a multisectoral risk assessment, analyzing natural risks faced by key drivers of socioeconomic...
Executive Summary The Accumulation of Risk in the Built Environment in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is a tropical island with a land area of 65,000 km2. The total population is estimated at 21.7 million...
Executive Summary The Accumulation of Risk in the Built Environment in the Maldives The Republic of Maldives includes 1,192 small, lowlying islands grouped into 26 atolls that together form a chain...
Foreword China has long known more than its fair share of disasters, including earthquakes, typhoons, floods, and droughts. The good news is that in recent decades, the country has made tremendous...
Countries struck by equally powerful disaster events are affected differently in terms of thedevastation caused, the number of casualties, persons displaced, impact on livelihoods, andthe pace of...
Fiji + 3 more
AT A GLANCE Countries Pacific Island Countries (PICs): Fiji, Samoa, Tuvalu, Vanuatu Risks Tropical Storms, droughts, floods, storm surges, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, sea level rise ...
This guidance note provides action-oriented direction for government officials and decision-makers with responsibility for post-disaster recovery and reconstruction. The guidance will enable the...
Introduction General Information on Cabo Verde Cabo Verde is a small island-nation located off the coast of West Africa. The archipelago has ten islands, nine of which are inhabited, as well as some...
Learning from Experience: Insights from China’s Progress in Disaster Risk Management Together with climate change, rapid economic growth and urbanization, China’s intensifying disaster risk is...
SPOTLIGHT ON SAINT LUCIA Reform in action—using the Covid-19 crisis to accelerate the disaster responsiveness of public financial management systems. Caribbean countries are highly vulnerable, both...
Foreword China has long known more than its fair share of disasters, including earthquakes, typhoons, floods, and droughts. The good news is that in recent decades, the country has made tremendous...
Abstract Having a common framework for early action to cope with complex disasters can make it easier for authorities and other stakeholders, including populations at risk, to understand the full...
Anguilla + 21 more
It is an unfortunate coincidence that the very conditions that make the Caribbean so pleasant – such as its hot, humid climate, shifting breezes, and warm waters – also make it one of the most...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Consultant conducted a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) with financial support from the World Bank. The CBA will comprise the data and adopt the methodology in the evaluations of the...
1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 NATURE-BASED FLOOD AND EROSION PROTECTION IN THE URBAN CONTEXT Mozambique’s coastal as well as parts of its inland cities comprise risk areas prone to erosion and flooding. Heavy...
Antigua and Barbuda + 8 more
Countries in the Caribbean are looking for viable solutions to increase their ability to respond more quickly and resiliently to the COVID-19 crisis while simultaneously preparing for potential...
Les systèmes d'alerte précoce aux risques progressent selon le rapport d'avancement d'une initiative ONU-Banque mondiale Alors que le monde entier continue de s'occuper du virus mortel de COVID-19 et...
Advances highlighted in climate risk early and warning systems As the world continue to manage the deadly Covid-19 virus and looks at ensuring that the recovery addresses climate change threats, the...
1. Introduction a. Background The impacts of disasters and the related recovery and reconstruction needs of individuals and communities vary. Disaster impacts are dependent on pre-existing conditions...