Relying only on manual precipitation
measurements to manage reservoirs, the Irrigation Department
of Sri Lanka was often unprepared for flood waves, resulting
in rapid...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 116048Date: January 1, 2017
The hurricane risk in Grenada is more
significant than the earthquake risk. Annual average loss
(AAL) from hurricanes is United States (U.S.) 8.2 million
dollars (0.9...
This report seeks to further the body of
disaster risk management (DRM) knowledge in Santa Catarina
by identifying flood asset exposure risks and consequently
empower...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 115244Date: January 1, 2017
This paper studies the effects of
enforcement on illegal behavior in the context of a large
aerial spraying program designed to curb coca cultivation in
Colombia. In...
In Uganda, third northern Uganda social
action fund (NUSAF III) makes use of social safety nets to
invest in the livelihoods of poor households, and it
specifically...
Type: BriefReport#: 121776Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Poulter,Richard Andrew ;
Maher,Barry Patrick
In recent years, Serbia has been
severely affected by disasters and has suffered widespread
damage. The 2014 floods alone affected 1.6 million people
and resulted in...
Flooding has become a major problem in
Senegal’s cities, a trend exacerbated by rural urban
migration and a lack of access to drainage and sewage
infrastructure. Recognizing...
Type: BriefReport#: 115241Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Kane,Isabelle Celine
Following extremely heavy rainfall in
May 2014, Serbia experienced its most severe flooding in
more than a century. In the aftermath, the government
conducted a recovery...
This summary report aims to provide a
knowledge base for policy and decision makers that will
allow governments and sponsor organizations to understand
the fundamental...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 115024Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Suwa,Makoto ;
Siercke,Guillermo A. ;
Campbell,Jack
It is acknowledged that conflict over
land is a major source of violence in various parts of
Mindanao, particularly the prosed Bangsamoro region.
Historical accounts...
Bulgaria’s population and economy are
exposed to earthquakes and floods, with earthquakes posing
the greater risk of a high impact, lower probability event.
The model...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 114725Date: January 1, 2017
In the late nineties, the Mexican
Government has implemented a fiscal risk management policy
for natural disasters through the creation of the Mexican
fund for natural...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 122189Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Miranda Montero,Juan Jose ;
Ishizawa Escudero,Oscar Anil ;
Pedrozo,Adrian ;
Paredes,Miguel ;
de Haro,Itzel
It is clear that disasters from natural
hazards are having extensive impacts on vulnerable
communities and the economies of many nations. Japan’s
comprehensive multi-hazard...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 115069Date: January 1, 2017
River and basin management covers
various factors, including disaster management, river water
use, and conservation of the river environment. Any of these
factors involves...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 115070Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Suwa,Makoto ;
Siercke,Guillermo A. ;
Campbell,Jack
Disaster Recovery Framework (DRF) Guide
has been jointly prepared by the European Union (EU), United
Nations Development Program (UNDP), and the Word Bank (WB)
to assist...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 115118Date: January 1, 2017
Are politically connected firms more
likely to evade taxes? This paper presents evidence
suggesting firms owned by President Ben Ali and his family
were more prone to...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 140519Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Rijkers,Bob ;
Baghdadi,Leila ;
Raballand,Gael J. R. F.
This paper examines the clientelistic
equilibrium that remains prevalent in much of the Middle
East and North Africa (MENA) region during the
post-independence period,...
Type: World Development ReportReport#: 112976Date: January 1, 2017
After catastrophic flooding in January
2005, the government of Guyana launched the Conservancy
Adaptation Project to address flood risks in the country’s
coastal areas,...
This background paper addresses four
questions. The questions are : 1) What did Weber say when he
defined the modern state as the organization with a monopoly
on the...
Type: World Development ReportReport#: 116064Date: January 1, 2017Author:
Wallis,John Joseph
Croatia's population and economy
are exposed to earthquakes and floods, with earthquakes
posing the greater risk of a high impact, lower probability
event. The model...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 114620Date: January 1, 2017
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