Authors: Dung Anh Hoang, Frederico Pedroso, Bowen Wang, Maria Cordeiro, and Keren Charles. Aims and Objectives Small island developing states (SIDS) are among the most exposed, vulnerable countries...
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Cabo Verde + 3 more
Authors: Dung Anh Hoang, Frederico Pedroso, Bowen Wang, Maria Cordeiro, and Keren Charles. Aims and Objectives Small island developing states (SIDS) are among the most exposed, vulnerable countries...
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Foreword Grappling with their fair share of development challenges, countries supported by the International Development Association (IDA) are also highly vulnerable to the impacts of a changing...
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Executive Summary This Annual Report highlights the progress and results achieved during FY20. About the FY20 Annual Report This Annual Report highlights the progress and results achieved during...
AT A GLANCE Against the backdrop of intensifying climate and disaster risk, the Solomon Islands is building resilience at the community level through the Community Resilience to Climate and Disaster...
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AT A GLANCE Region East Asia and Pacific Risks Reversal of development gains post-disaster; long term economic and fiscal impacts Area of Engagement Deepening financial protection Following a...
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SUMMARY Floods have caused significant damage to urban communities in Pacific Island Countries (PICs). The principal driver of this increasing problem is the growth of exposure to flooding associated...
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This performance evaluation using Case Study design and qualitative methods focused on the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research’s (NIWA) Challenge Fund (CF) Drought...
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Executive Summary In January 2013, the World Bank placed on the international reinsurance markets a portfolio of catastrophe swap contracts that transferred catastrophe risk from five Pacific Island...
A new GFDRR co-funded World Bank project will help rural communities in Solomon Islands to mitigate and manage the risks of natural hazards and climate change. The Community Resilience to Climate...
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Pacific Islands: Acting Today for Tomorrow will Save Lives and Reduce Economic Losses Contact: In Sydney: Aleta Moriarty + 61 2 9235 6545, amoriarty@worldbank.org Laura Keenan, +61 2 9235 6547,...
Climate Risk and Adaptation Country Profile COUNTRY OVERVIEW The Solomon Islands are an archipelago located in the Melanesian region of the Pacific, south-east of Papua New Guinea. The Archipelago...
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This is the 2nd edition of the Disaster Risk Management Program for Priority Countries, originally published by GFDRR in 2009. It now includes the country programs missing in the first edition...
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Foreword At its 5th meeting in copenhagen in november 2008, the GFDrr consultative Group asked the secretariat to focus on a select group of priority countries to achieve increased impact. in GFDrr’s...