Preventable diseases resulting from poor
hygiene behavior are responsible for a tremendous disease
burden among the world's poor, especially infants and
children under...
South Africa has a number of actors with
legal or constitutional mandates for monitoring and
evaluation (M&E). There has been a major shift in
emphasis concerning M&E...
Type: BriefReport#: 76063Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Goldman, Ian ;
Engela, Ronette ;
Akhalwaya, Ismail ;
Gasa, Nolwazi ;
Leon, Bernadette ;
Mohamed, Hassen ;
Phillips, Sean
Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) is
defined as a framework of policies, institutional
arrangements, technologies, data, and people that enables
the sharing and effective...
Type: BriefReport#: 76208Date: September 1, 2012Author:
De Martino,Samantha Ashley ;
Stanley,Victoria ;
Tonchovska,Rumyana
The strong main shock of the Great East
Japan Earthquake (GEJE) of March 11, 2011, caused little
damage to buildings. Buildings designed under the current
building code...
Type: BriefReport#: 79358Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Ishiwatari,Mikio ;
Narafu,Tatsuo
Earthquakes and tsunamis increase the
risks of hydro-meteorological disasters. After the Great
East Japan Earthquake (GEJE), disaster-prevention structures
such as coastal...
Type: BriefReport#: 79359Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Sagara, Junko
Livelihood and job creation have long
been critical challenges to disaster recovery. Following the
Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE), the Japanese government
launched...
Type: BriefReport#: 79385Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Nagamatsu, Shingo ;
University, Kansai ;
Bettencourt, Sofia
Reconstruction should include a range of
measures to enhance safety: disaster prevention facilities,
relocation of communities to higher ground, and evacuation
facilities....
Type: BriefReport#: 79369Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Ishiwatari,Mikio ;
Onishi, Takashi
Warning systems can mitigate the damage
caused by tsunamis and other natural events, and prevent the
loss of human life and properties. Countermeasures, such as
evacuations...
Type: BriefReport#: 79366Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Ishiwatari, Mikio
The Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE)
was a multi-hazard event. A massive quake triggered a series
of tsunamis of unprecedented dimension, as well as the
subsequent...
Type: BriefReport#: 79361Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Sagara,Junko ;
Toyama, Masato
The unprecedented damage caused by the
Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) affected multiple
locations, posing severe challenges for local governments.
Based on advice...
Type: BriefReport#: 79381Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Urbano M De Bettencourt,Teresa Sofia ;
Hokugo,Akihiko ;
Shiozaki,Yoshimitsu ;
Tanaka,Yasuo ;
University, Kobe
The Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE)
caused immense damage and congestion in telephone
infrastructure, including 1.9 million fixed-line services
and 29,000 mobile...
Type: BriefReport#: 79373Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Shaw, Rajib ;
Peary, Brett ;
Ideta, Ai ;
Takeuchi, Yukiko
Following the Great East Japan
Earthquake (GEJE), the government of Japan responded
promptly to stabilize markets and ensure a swift recovery.
Economic activity has...
Mozambique's economic growth
continues robust, but somewhat lower than government
objectives for 2012. Recently published national accounts
report strong growth of 8...
Publication of secret diplomatic cables
through Wikileaks shocked governments and provided a sudden
wake-up call to all who thought they were safe from the new
power...
Type: BriefReport#: 72696Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Chaher, Santiago ;
Spellman, James David
Some 20 million tonnes of waste resulted
from the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE). The amount of
debris in Iwate Prefecture was 11 times greater than in a
normal...
In Japan, municipalities are mandated to
produce hazard maps for floods, storm surges, volcanic
eruptions, tsunamis, stagnant water, and landslides to which
the municipality...
Type: BriefReport#: 79389Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Saito, Keiko
Mongolia's mineral-rich economy was
hit extremely hard by the global downturn during 2008-9,
when copper prices plunged, external demand fell, and growth
collapsed....
Type: BriefReport#: 72946Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Brink, Rogier van den ;
Sayed, Arshad ;
Barnett, Steve ;
Aninat, Eduardo ;
Parrado, Eric ;
Hasnain, Zahid ;
Khan, Tehmina
Amidst all the hoopla about China's
rise, it is useful to remember that China is a developing
country whose transition to a market economy is not yet
complete, with...
Type: BriefReport#: 76065Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Wong, Christine
In the Middle East and North Africa
(MNA), 2011 was a particularly slow year for infrastructure
projects. Only two new infrastructure projects reached
financial or contractual...
Type: BriefReport#: 84021Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Van Eerd,Robbert ;
Jett,Alexander Nicholas
In 2011, 53 new infrastructure projects
reached financial or contractual closure in low and middle
income countries in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA)
region: Albania...
Type: BriefReport#: 84025Date: September 1, 2012Author:
Militaru,Andreea Ramona
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