The UK Department for International
Development (DFID), under the Science for Humanitarian
Emergencies and Resilience (SHEAR) project, commissioned the
Global Facility...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 115088Date: March 1, 2017
Ethiopia’s ministry of finance and
economic cooperation (MoFEC) has requested that the World
Bank and the United Kingdom (UK) Department for
International Development...
Type: ReportReport#: 149925Date: March 1, 2017Author:
Drechsler,Mareile Beate Stephanie ;
Coll-Black,Sarah ;
Tatin-Jaleran,Clemence ;
Clarke,Daniel Jonathan
This Country Partnership Framework (CPF)
covers the period FY17-FY21. It sets outthe World Bank
Group’s (WBG) proposals for supporting the Government of
Cameroon’s (GoC)...
Type: Country Assistance Strategy DocumentReport#: 107896Date: February 28, 2017
Conflict-induced forced displacement is
receiving increased interest within the international
community. However, establishing an accurate picture of its
scale and dynamics...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7985Date: February 28, 2017Author:
Sarzin,Zara Inga
Ratings of Wenchuan Earthquake Recovery
Project for China were as follows: outcome was
satisfactory, risk to development outcome was substantial,
Bank performance was...
This paper studies long-term impacts of
violent conflict, to provide insights into the costs of
conflict and policies to prevent conflict relapse. The
findings link...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7970Date: February 14, 2017Author:
Mueller,Hannes Felix ;
Piemontese,Lavinia ;
Tapsoba,Augustin
Snapshot performance evaluation using
mix methods and random sampling was conducted from November,
2016 to January 2017. Thirty-two people were interviewed for
this...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 114349Date: February 10, 2017Author:
Thoman,Tracy Claire
Natural disasters and climate change
severely affect thegrowth trajectory of SIDS and their
ability to achievesustainable development. SIDS are located
in some of the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 114389Date: February 8, 2017Author:
Tortora,Piera ;
Soares,Rebecca Ann
This paper studies migration choices in
the presence of liquidity constraints and varying costs of
migration. This paper presents a simple theoretical
framework that...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7965Date: February 8, 2017Author:
Shrestha,Maheshwor
Geohazards are the most common type of
natural hazards faced globally. Japan’s experience in road
geohazard risk management by addressing the challenges in an
integrated...
Each year, natural disasters have
devastating effects on children’s education in developing
countries. The experience of Japan in bringing its schools
to earthquake-resistant...
This discussion paper presents an
analysis of the humanitarian response following Tropical
Cyclone (TC) Winston, and looks specifically at the role
social protection...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 113710Date: February 1, 2017Author:
Mansur,Aisha ;
Doyle,Jesse Jon Gerome ;
Ivaschenko,Oleksiy
Colombia is very exposed to natural and
climatic disasters and especially to large-scale hydro
meteorological drought and excess rain or flood events
related to the...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 125790Date: February 1, 2017
The overall goal of the Department of
Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) capacity development
plan (CDP) is to have a fully functional department able to
fulfil its...
This Executive Directors' strategic
engagements work program covers FY17 Q3, Q4, and updated
reports and other documents to be circulated for information.
Type: Board ReportReport#: 112753Date: February 1, 2017
Serbia is prone to a wide variety of
natural hazards - including floods, landslides, droughts,
earthquakes, and wildfires - that pose a serious threat to
the economy...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 157225Date: February 1, 2017Author:
Deparday,Vivien ;
Tijssen,Annegien ;
Ivic,Aleksandar ;
Kilibarda,Milan
The Ministry of Education of Peru
(MINEDU), through the General Directorate for School
Infrastructure (DIGEIE), prepared the National School
Infrastructure Plan to 2025...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 122062Date: February 1, 2017
In late 2013, the Ministry of Finance
(MoF) of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) requested
that the World Bank and UNSOM jointly conduct a public
expenditure review...
Type: Public Expenditure ReviewReport#: AUS8353Date: January 31, 2017Author:
Zacchia,Paolo B. ;
Harborne,Bernard ;
Sims, Jeff
Responding to heightened global
ambitions and escalating risks, IDA18 presents a bold
paradigm shift in how it mobilizes finance to support a
significant policy package...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 112728Date: January 10, 2017
This Work Plan sets out a detailed
program of work for the Global Facility for
DisasterReduction and Recovery (GFDRR) during financial year
2017 (FY17). It provides...
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