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World Bank Tokyo Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Hub: Feature Stories

World Health Organization (WHO) Kobe Center presents on Disaster Risk Management at World Bank Global Forum

World Health Organization (WHO) Kobe Center presents on Disaster Risk Management at World Bank Global Forum

October 1, 2024

Strengthening Financial Resilience against Climate and Disaster Impacts: Key Insights from UR24

Strengthening Financial Resilience against Climate and Disaster Impacts: Key Insights from UR24

October 1, 2024

Building Resilient Cities: Insights from the Global Mayoral Roundtable at UR24

Building Resilient Cities: Insights from the Global Mayoral Roundtable at UR24

September, 2024

Leveraging health systems for disaster preparedness: From Japan to the world

Leveraging Health Systems for Disaster Preparedness: From Japan to the World

September, 2024

Integrating Japanese and Local Perspectives to Improve Resilient Infrastructure in Bangladesh

ENGAGEMENT NOTE

August 16, 2024

Countries Supported by the Global Program for Safer Schools (GPSS)

Building Safer and More Resilient Schools in a Changing Climate

March 8, 2024

Ghorashal Power Station Gate (WAPDA Gate), Palash, Bangladesh. Photo by Abdullah Khan on Unsplash

Advancing Resilient Energy In Rural Bangladesh

Photo by Abdullah Khan on Unsplash

January, 2024

A photo of wet asphalt

Highway Development and Management Model Version 4.2 – Progress in the Upgrade to Ensure the centrality of resilience and climate change in Road Management

December 14, 2023

Romania as a Disaster Risk Management Model

Romania as a Disaster Risk Management Model

Fostering Resilience Through Regional Knowledge Sharing

September 13 - 15, 2023

Representatives from the Kenyan Government join a technical session.

Japanese experts share knowledge on resilient rail services in Kenya

January 26-27, 2023

Cambodia’s Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) officials participating in a workshop to increase resilience of road systems.

A Pathway to Resilient Rural Roads in Cambodia

Sharing “the tested and tried” in Japan

December 2022

Report cover of Charting a Course for Sustainable Hydrological and Meteorological Networks in Developing Countries

Charting a Course for Sustainable Hydrological and Meteorological Networks

October 11, 2022

Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management into El Salvador’s Education Sector

Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management into El Salvador’s Education Sector

May 19, 2022

Martin Delingon's bathes near his house on July 13, 2014

Strengthening the Philippines’ Post-disaster Financial Resilience through Support at the National and Local Levels

April 5, 2022

Tajikistan: The Economic Impacts of Disasters along Key Transport Corridors

July 1, 2021

Making sense of resilience: Interactive and tangible tools to enable innovation in urban flood resilience

June 30, 2021

Frontline: Preparing Healthcare Systems for Shocks

April 12, 2021

Learning from Megadisasters: A Decade of Lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake

March 11, 2021

Adapting disaster risk management for public health emergencies in the Asia Pacific region

November 23, 2020

Hydromet services – public-sector domain or private-sector business?

October 27, 2020

The Power of Partnership: Public and Private Engagement in Hydromet Services

Resilient shores – Risks and opportunities for Vietnam’s coastal development

October 21, 2020

How Vietnam integrate DRM aspects in transport sector by utilizing Japanese expertise

April - October, 2020

Managing Japanese evacuation centers during COVID-19

July 9, 2020

Learning from the Japanese Experience on Resilience Cultural Heritage

June 19, 2020

23rd Disaster Risk Management Seminar "Learning from Japan’s Experience in Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management: Launch of A Series of Knowledge Notes"

February 3, 2020

Informing Project Implementation: UHPC experts contribute to assessment of pilot UHPC bridges under the Local Roads Asset Management Project

December 11-12, 2019

Lessons Learned from Japan on Emergency Preparedness Arrangements shared at Understanding Risk Europe

November 27, 2019

International Symposium on Managed Retreat as Counter Measures against Disasters with a Diversity/Gender Perspective

November 20, 2019

2nd Exposure Visit in Dam Safety and Management Issues - with focus on Flood Forecasting and Cascade Operations of Multiple Dams in Japan

October 7-12 , 2019

22nd DRM Seminar on "Lifeline: The Resilient Infrastructure Opportunity"

September 24, 2019

Municipal Institutional Capacity Assessment (MICA): a diagnostic toolkit to enable sustainable development at the municipal level informs project preparation

September 12, 2019

Experts from Nepal and Japan discuss best solutions to build resilient renewable energy distributed power system in Nepal

September 10, 2019

Building Regulations for Resilience in India

July 19, 2019

Building Regulations for Resilience in Sri Lanka and the Maldives

July 15-16, 2019

Integrating Green Solutions for Urban Flood Resilience

July 12, 2019

Lifelines for Better Development

June 19, 2019

Sharing Best Practices from Japan: Japanese Experts Contribute to the Fourth World Reconstruction Conference, “Inclusion for Resilient Recovery”

May 13-14, 2019

Technical Deep Dive on Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management: Learning from Experiences of Japanese Cities

April 22-26, 2019

21st Disaster Risk Management Seminar Organized by the World Bank Tokyo Disaster Risk Management Hub “Public-Private-Academic Engagement in Hydromet Services”

April 5, 2019

Inter-American Development Bank Executive Directors visit the World Bank Tokyo Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Hub to learn about Japanese experiences in DRM and the Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming DRM in Developing Countries’ projects and initiatives

April 4, 2019

Seminar on Hydromet Projects at the World Bank: Opportunities for Collaboration

April 3, 2019

Experts from Japan, India, U.S.A. and the U.K. highlight the importance of effective building regulatory systems at the Second International Workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure in India

March 19, 2019

The Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries Commemorates its Renewal

March 8, 2019

Building Regulations for Resilience in Kenya

January 24, 2019

Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF) Technical Briefing for Japanese Insurance Industry

January 17, 2019

Strengthening Resilience of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor in India

November 28, 2018

Informing Project Implementation: Piloting and Scaling up Building Climate Resilient Bridges in Poor Rural Areas in Vietnam

November 19, 2018

Japanese Expert shares knowledge and experience at the Workshop: “Toward Disability-Inclusive and Accessible Urban Development and Disaster Risk Management in Indonesia”

October 18, 2018

In the Kyrgyz Republic, Remembering the Past Can Help Mitigate Disaster Risks in the Future

October 11, 2018

Training and Workshop: Just-in-Time (JIT) support to Government of Sindh, (GoS) Pakistan on sediment monitoring and analysis of the lower Indus River

October 7, 2018

APEC Workshop on Financial Management of Public Assets against Disaster Risks

June 21-22, 2018

World Bank Technical Deep Dive on Seismic Risk and Resilience

March 12-16, 2018

TECH 4 BOSAI: Leveraging Japanese Technologies for Resilience

February 23, 2018

Japanese Experts Contributions to the International Dam Safety Conference in Kerala, India

January 23-24, 2018

World Bank’s Participation at World Bosai Forum in Sendai: Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management for Resilient Infrastructure and Supporting APEC Finance Minister Process on Disaster Risk Finance

November 26-28, 2017

Strengthening Flood Forecasting in The Volta Basin: Science Cooperation Visit with Kobe & Kyoto Universities on Flood Forecasting

November 6-17, 2017

Meet “Super David” - The Hero Educating Armenia’s Children about Natural Disasters

November 6, 2017

Resilience Dialogue: The Disaster That Never Happened - Can Resilient Infrastructure Help Save the World?

October 13, 2017

Sharing Japanese Expertise in Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&R) Systems at National and Local levels

October 13, 2017

Building Knowledge Connections: Vietnamese Delegates Visit Japan to Learn from Japanese Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance and Public Asset Management Systems

September 13, 2017

Strengthening Emergency Preparedness and Response Capacity: Japanese Expertise applied to the Search & Rescue Training for Indian States

September 12, 2017

Improving the Seismic Resilience of Dams in India: A Case of Maithon Dam, Jharkhand State

September 5, 2017

Lessons Learned: Japan’s Contributions to the World Reconstruction Conference 3

June 27, 2017

Sharing Resilient Transport Knowledge Across Sectors and Regions

June 26, 2017

Japan’s Experience in Mitigating Disaster Risk through Building Regulation

June 13, 2017

Technical Workshop: Roadmap for a Resilient Built Environment

June 6, 2017

Armenia showcases Policy Reforms for Disaster Resilience at 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

May 24-26, 2017

World Bank holds Resilient Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism TDD in Tokyo and Kyoto

April 10, 2017

Strengthening Istanbul’s Future: Celebrating 10 years of Seismic Risk Mitigation Achievements

April 4, 2017

Report Launch – Learning from Japan’s Experience on Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management: Technical Deep Dive Summary Report

January 24, 2017

Report Launch – “Learning from Disaster Simulation Drills in Japan”

January 17, 2017

Uzbekistan Moves Towards Proactive Approach to Disaster Risk Management

December 14, 2016

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School Safety at Scale: Lessons from Japan

November 02, 2016

How Can We Finance the Resilient Cities of the Future?

October 11, 2016

To Improve Disaster Preparedness and Urban Resilience, Japan Shares Best Practices with Armenia, Kyrgyz Republic, and Tajikistan

September 26, 2016

Expanding Flood Resilience in the Volta Basin with Expertise and Support from Japan

August 08, 2016

Mainstreaming Risk Reduction in the National Building Code: Protecting Lives and Property from Disaster Risk in the Philippines

June 27, 2016

Staying a Step Ahead of a Natural Disaster: Can Innovation and Technology Help?

May 16, 2016

Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries: Raise Awareness, Expected Japan's Leadership

March 12, 2016 The Asahi Shinbun: Vews [Authorization Code: A15-2731] *This article is written in Japanese.

The Asahi Shinbun: Vews "Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries: Raise Awareness, Expected Japan's Leadership" Francis Ghesquiere

Answering the Call to Mainstream DRM: the Great East Japan Earthquake 5 Years On

March 11, 2016

Japan-World Bank Program Supporting Developing Countries’ Drive for Climate Resilience

November 18, 2015

Making Schools Safer to Disaster in Peru: Japan Delegation Visit

October 12, 2015

3 Steps to Making Schools Resilient to Natural Disasters

June 15, 2015

Hackathons Challenge Asia’s Tech-Savvy Innovators to Strengthen Disaster Resilience

February 03, 2014