Over the last decade, turkey has
initiated several regulatory and institutional reforms to
better mitigate and reduce disaster risks, with a focus on
seismic risk. The...
Type: ReportReport#: 161284Date: June 30, 2021Author:
Mortlock,Alice Mary
This report presents the results from
the fourth round of a global survey on the impacts of the
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the operations of
National Statistical...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 162284Date: June 30, 2021
On June 13 and 14, 2019, the first
global insights conference on community-driven development
(CDD) and conflict prevention brought together participants
representing...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 161147Date: June 29, 2021
This study assesses the impact of the
crisis on economic and social outcomes in Cameroon’s
Northwest and Southwest regions as of 2019. Conflicts
destroy tangible and...
The Afghanistan Risk and Resilience
Assessment (RRA) is intended to provide an analytical input
to ongoing World Bank strategic planning processes. The RRA
presents...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 160600Date: June 16, 2021Author:
Haque,Tobias Akhtar ;
Roberts,Nigel Charles Emil ;
Gustafsson,Sara
Mozambique’s recent history
is characterized by economic growth, rising inequality, and
fragility. After the end of a civil war in 1992, Mozambique
enjoyed a...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 161333Date: June 16, 2021
The primary program objective of the
Programmatic Approach (PA) for GFDRR : Risk Identification
Thematic Area is to ensure that disaster risk assessment and
communication...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 160407Date: June 15, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic and its
consequences are setting back the world’s low-income and
fragile countries and putting in peril the World Bank
Group’s (WBG) Twin Goals...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 161272Date: June 11, 2021
Cities and local municipalities have
been impacted by the recent slowdown in growth, affecting
their capacity to generate income as well as to finance and
manage infrastructure...
The global weather enterprise creates
high value weather and climate information that produce a
wide range of social and economic benefits, including the
protection...
Type: BriefReport#: 160253Date: June 10, 2021Author:
Thorpe,Alan John ;
Rogers, David P.
Sierra Leone is prone to natural hazards
such as floods, landslides, tropical storms, coastal
erosion, and droughts that cause severe economic damage and
loss of lives...
Type: ReportReport#: 160235Date: June 10, 2021Author:
Ishizawa Escudero,Oscar Anil ;
Bonnafous,Luc Marius Jacques ;
Gaspari,Maria ;
Giron Gordillo,Alex ;
Díaz,Joaquín Muñoz ;
Pomonis,Antonios ;
Wandel,Nathalie Andrea
The unprecedented COVID-19 crisis and
its impact on poverty, inequality and economic growth have
significantly changed the context and development trajectory
for International...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 160092Date: June 7, 2021
Floods and droughts take a staggering
toll both in human suffering and in economic costs. A new
approach thus is urgently needed to manage the large and
growing risks...
Type: ReportReport#: 160215Date: June 4, 2021Author:
Castera Errea,Melissa Ivy
The data required for assessing disaster
risk can generally be divided into three categories: hazard,
exposure and vulnerability. To date there is no widely
accepted...
Insurance can play a significant role in
helping countries achieve the UN SDGs in terms of economic
growth, social inclusion, and environmental protection. This
can...
Type: ReportReport#: 164209Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Holliday,Susan Claire ;
Remizova,Inna ;
Stewart,Fiona Elizabeth
Bhutan is highly vulnerable to natural
hazards, including flooding, landslides, and earthquakes,
and public health emergencies linked to epidemic and disease
outbreaks...
Type: BriefReport#: 161538Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Guzman Escobar,Armando Eduardo ;
Shibuya,Naho ;
Mohammed-Roberts,Rianna L.
The Country Opinion Survey in Russia
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Russia perceive the
WBG. It provides...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168455Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Felzer,Sharon
This report forms part of the World
Bank’s technical assistance project undertaken with the
European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil
Protection and...
Type: ReportReport#: 159696Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Simpson,Alanna Leigh ;
Cook,Samantha Jane ;
Stanton-Geddes,Zuzana ;
Dengler,Solene ;
Eskander,Shaikh Muhammed Shahid Uddin ;
Fraser,Stuart Alexander ;
Saiyed,Zahraa Nazim ;
Markhvida,Maryia
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