This report synthesizes knowledge about
the effects of natural hazards on human welfare,
particularly in its economic aspects. It is a remarkable
combination of case...
Type: PublicationReport#: 57860Date: September 22, 2011Author:
Ramachandran, S. ;
de la Fuente, Alejandro ;
Tonizzo, Martina ;
Sahin, Sebnem ;
Adam, Bianca ;
Sanghi, Apurva
The Executive Directors approved a grant
in the amount of US$ 30 million to the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in support of the Horn of
Africa...
Type: Board SummaryReport#: 64594Date: September 15, 2011
The Executive Directors approved a
single tranche grant to the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
in the amount of SDR 93.9 million (US$150 million
equivalent) on the payment...
Type: Board SummaryReport#: 64583Date: September 15, 2011
This speech was delivered by Robert B.
Zoellick, President of the World Bank, at George Washington
University in Washington, DC, on September 14, 2011. The
speech explains...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 111979Date: September 14, 2011Author:
Zoellick,Robert B.
The Executive Directors approved a
Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Loan with a
Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (CAT-DDO) to the
Republic of the Philippines...
Type: Board SummaryReport#: 64549Date: September 13, 2011
The World Bank has emerged as a leading
partner of disaster-prone countries in their efforts to
manage the risk of disasters, and respond to their impacts
when they...
The Latin America and the Caribbean
(LAC) region has the highest urbanization rate in the
developing world, with 80 percent of the population living
in cities. It is...
Type: PublicationReport#: 70283Date: September 1, 2011
The purpose of this practical guide is
to provide local schools and communities in Latin America
and the Caribbean with information and tools to design
school based...
Type: Other Social Protection StudyReport#: 70112Date: September 1, 2011
The road sector is the dominant mode of
transport in Argentina carrying nearly 80 percent of total
freight volume. The road network has a total length of about
630,000...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 81597Date: September 1, 2011Author:
Liautaud,Gerard L. ;
Silva,Maria Marcela
In this country risk profile, the
Nauru’s earthquake and tropical cyclone risk profiles are
derived from an estimation of the direct losses to
buildings, infrastructure...
Yemen should be credited for achieving
an ambitious road building program over the last 25 years,
and establishing a large primary road network given its
level of Gross...
Type: BriefReport#: 64472Date: September 1, 2011Author:
Crochet, Jean-Charles
Livestock in Mongolia are exposed to
extreme climatic conditions. Herders purchase policies from
private insurance companies that pay out when local
livestock mortality...
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