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General contact information
- URL: http://www.worldbank.org
- Address: 1818 H St NW
- Postal Code: 20433
- City: Washington, DC
- Country: United States of America
- Telephone: +1 2024738460
- Fax: +1 2025223227
- Email: feedback@worldbank.org
- Head of the organization: Jim Yong Kim
Mission & Disaster Reduction Profile
Since its inception in 1944, the World Bank has expanded from a single institution to a closely associated group of five development institutions.
- What climate change means for Africa, Asia and the coastal poor
19 Jun 2013 - World Bank to help Cameroon recover from major floods and resume rice production
11 Jun 2013 - Losses from disasters in East Asia and Pacific raise concerns for poverty reduction
3 Jun 2013 - Two years after the tsunami: Mainstreaming disaster risk management
13 Mar 2013 - Caribbean: Data managers/developers to use spatial data for disaster risk management
25 Feb 2013 - World Bank supports climate change resiliency and improved health and nutrition in Mozambique
24 Jan 2013 - 5 Pacific island nations to be insured against natural disasters
18 Jan 2013 - World Bank: Facing up to the threat of climate change in the Arab world
5 Dec 2012 - Climate change: Is Latin America prepared for temperatures to rise 4 degrees?
19 Nov 2012 - Climate change report warns of dramatically warmer world this century
18 Nov 2012 - Indonesia: Learning from disasters
12 Nov 2012 - Asian leaders call for a global program to invest in disaster-resilient schools and hospitals
25 Oct 2012 - Sendai dialogue advances global consensus on disaster risk management
10 Oct 2012 - Project signing: US$12.5 million fund to build climate change resilient communities
6 Aug 2012 - World Bank: Building resilient communities in Vietnam
2 Aug 2012 - Disaster risk management in Mexico and Colombia – a Contribution to development
10 Jul 2012 - World Bank/Colombia: At least 300 municipalities to improve disaster risk management
10 Jul 2012 - Building communities' adaptive capacity: What can we learn from development?
7 Jul 2012 - World Bank/Uruguay: Improvements in sanitation and risk management will benefit population
5 Jul 2012 - Africa: New technologies allow better planning for natural disasters
4 Jul 2012 - Too little water, too many droughts
2 Jul 2012 - Using information and communication technology to protect citizens against natural disasters
27 Jun 2012 - G20 urges action to counter rising costs from 'natural' disasters
16 Jun 2012 - Pacific Islands: Acting today for tomorrow will save lives and reduce economic losses
4 Jun 2012 - World Bank and the Netherlands partner to support financially-at-risk farmers
22 May 2012 - WB/Mexico: Modernization of national meteorological service for improved climate change adaptation
17 May 2012 - Open data and mapping for disasters and development
16 May 2012 - Resilience dialogue: Preparing for a changing world
25 Apr 2012 - World Bank regional vice president emphasizes need for disaster risk management on first visit to Pacific
23 Mar 2012 - WB/Mexico: Strengthening social resilience to climate change
1 Mar 2012 - World Bank offers practical guide to reduce losses
13 Feb 2012 - World Bank: Apps for climate competition
2 Feb 2012 - Tanzania: Planning ahead - International workshop supports Tanzanian climate change strategy
17 Jan 2012 - World Bank and Google announce map maker collaboration
16 Jan 2012 - Haiti: Kids, families top agenda two years after earthquake
11 Jan 2012 - Pamela Cox appointed as new World Bank Vice President for East Asia and the Pacific
3 Jan 2012 - World Bank releases US$500 million to assist Philippine government address impacts of devastating storm
30 Dec 2011 - Better drainage, less flooding in Serbia
19 Dec 2011 - World Bank: Working together on adaptation-based mitigation
5 Dec 2011 - New 'Apps for Climate' competition launched
2 Dec 2011 - 'Looking through the window of opportunity and seeing gender equality'
28 Nov 2011 - World Bank, GFDRR, ASEAN, and UNISDR cooperate to strengthen fiscal resilience to natural disasters forum kicks-off efforts to develop regional disaster risk financing strategy
8 Nov 2011 - Improving Panama’s preparedness and response to catastrophic disasters
18 Oct 2011 - World Bank and Tajik Govt sign three development projects
15 Jul 2011 - Seven low-income countries move towards climate resilience
1 Jul 2011 - Cities on the front line for climate action - World Bank
31 May 2011 - Benin: World Bank to help address vulnerability and resilience
26 Apr 2011 - Kiribati: 37,000 mangroves planted as part of climate change adaptation programme
29 Mar 2011 - World Bank technical assistance boosts Djibouti’s disaster risk management
28 Mar 2011 - World Reconstruction Conference discussion forum - call for participants
24 Mar 2011 - SE Europe and Caucasus: WB to help region's resilience to natural hazards
3 Mar 2011 - Support for climate change adaptation core of first World Bank strategy for Kiribati
1 Mar 2011 - World Bank seeks closer cooperation with the Asian Disaster Reduction Center
16 Feb 2011 - World Bank calls for innovative projects for disaster recovery and reconstruction competition - World Reconstruction Conference
7 Feb 2011 - World Bank approves $50 million for natural disaster preparedness in El Salvador
2 Feb 2011 - World Bank and Republic of Korea team up on DRR and climate change adaptation
24 Jan 2011 - World Bank supports Brazil’s disaster prevention efforts
18 Jan 2011 - India: Government of India sign to reduce risks from cyclones
14 Jan 2011 - India: World Bank to support Bihar to rebuild flood-affected areas and develop DRM strategy
12 Jan 2011 - WB: US$100 million for disaster risk reduction in Peru
13 Dec 2010 - WB: Climate finance information at your fingertips
30 Nov 2010 - World Bank Climate Change Strategy for Africa calls for adaptation, mitigation and additional financing
30 Nov 2010 - World Bank team up with hackers from around the world to meet the challenge of disaster risk management
29 Nov 2010 - Mexico receives US$713.24 million from WB to fight climate change
23 Nov 2010 - World Bank-UN report charts path to prevent death and destruction from natural hazards
11 Nov 2010 - World Bank urges collective action to reduce disaster risk through climate change adaptation
26 Oct 2010 - Bangladesh: Move to stem drowning deaths during floods
17 Aug 2010 - WB supports Moldova in managing disaster and climate risk
5 Aug 2010 - Haiti: 'Building the foundations for long-term recovery' - World Bank
30 Jul 2010 - Central America: Heads of State, WB President Zoellick agree on action plan to boost integration and development
20 Jul 2010 - World Bank supports India’s effort to mitigate risks from natural disasters
22 Jun 2010 - Mexico: US$450 million to adapt water sector to climate change - World Bank
10 Jun 2010 - OECS: World Bank announces new regional partnership strategy for inclusive and sustained growth
8 Jun 2010 - Avoiding disaster after the disaster
5 May 2010 - Multilateral banks ready to mobilize climate finance
13 Apr 2010 - World Bank launches publication consolidating global best practices in housing reconstruction
18 Mar 2010 - World Bank Group and RAMSAR pledge to protect wetlands
18 Feb 2010 - Philippines: World Bank report urges ‘climate-smart’ growth strategy
11 Feb 2010 - Disaster experts share lessons for Haiti
3 Feb 2010 - Haiti: A virtual situation room for damage assessment and reconstruction
28 Jan 2010 - Haiti damage and needs assessment: World Bank partners with global network of scientists and experts
26 Jan 2010 - World Bank to provide an additional $100 million to Haiti, following earthquake
13 Jan 2010 - World Bank expresses strong support for Haiti following earthquake
12 Jan 2010 - 2009 Development marketplace awards recognize innovative ‘ideas to save the planet’
5 Jan 2010 - Armenia: World Bank report offers recommendations for a comprehensive national disaster risk reduction agenda
14 Dec 2009 - Leading international financial institutions commit to right against climate change and call for comprehensive Copenhagen agreement
2 Dec 2009 - World Bank, PEMSEA enhance cooperation on environment issues in East Asian seas
25 Nov 2009 - Samoan housing becomes a sanctuary against climate risks
13 Nov 2009 - World Bank and Italian government strengthen collaboration on disaster risk management
11 Nov 2009 - World Bank: Insuring against natural disaster risk: New catastrophe bond issuance platform
28 Oct 2009 - World Bank launches 'MultiCat Program'
19 Oct 2009 - World Bank: Adapting to climate change to cost US$75-100 billion a year
30 Sep 2009 - World Bank: ‘Climate-smart’ world is still in reach
15 Sep 2009 - Philippines: Community-driven development strategy frees town from floods
15 Jul 2009 - Towards sustainable water management in Peru – US$10 million world bank loan
2 Jul 2009 - GFDRR South-South Cooperation Program announces a call for proposals 2009
19 Apr 2009 - The World Bank releases $85 million for disaster risk management program in Guatemala
14 Apr 2009 - World Bank: Climate investment funds, countries Identified
30 Jan 2009 - Concurso de fotografía y reportaje escrito de la campaña mundial para la reducción de desastres: “Hospitales seguros”
29 Jan 2009 - New World Bank report urges fresh look at Latin American solutions
10 Dec 2008 - Haiti: US$20 million grant for hurricane recovery
18 Nov 2008 - World Bank provides support to cyclone affected areas in Bangladesh
6 Nov 2008 - World Bank: Emphasizes strong support for Haiti’s efforts to overcome poverty
22 Oct 2008 - Haiti: World Bank strengthening capacity to deal with disasters
16 Oct 2008 - World Bank provides Malawi with first weather risk management contract, new instrument helps fight negative impact of drought
13 Oct 2008 - World Bank: Responding to an alarming trend
12 Oct 2008 - European countries seek to reduce disasters through closer interaction between hydrometeorological services and disaster risk management
8 Oct 2008 - Costa Rica: World Bank approves US$65 million to reduce the impact of disasters on the poor
16 Sep 2008 - At last, a practical guide to climate-proof our cities
6 Aug 2008 - St. Lucia: World Bank approves additional US$ 3 million for disaster management
15 Jul 2008 - Changing climate, extreme weather threatening East Asia's urban population
14 Jul 2008 - Albania: new disaster risk mitigation and adaptation project
19 Jun 2008 - Campaign launches on hospitals safe from disasters: 'the most expensive hospital is the one that fails'
24 Jan 2008
Statements & Presentations
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- G20 joint press conference on disaster risk management: Opening remarks by World Bank Group President2012, WB
- UN General Assembly 67th session: Education cannot wait - Protecting children and youth’s right to a quality education in humanitarian emergencies and conflict situations2012, GPE; INEE; Plan Intl; SCI; UNICEF; UNESCO; UNGA; OCHA; WB
- Turn down the heat: climate extremes, regional impacts, and the case for resilience
2013 - Strong, safe and resilient: a strategic policy guide for disaster risk management in East Asia and the Pacific
2013 - Building urban resilience: principles, tools, and practice
2013 - Community-based landslide risk reduction: managing disasters in small steps
2013 - Analysis of disaster risk management in Colombia: a contribution to the creation of public policies
2013 - Planning, connecting, and financing cities-now: priorities for city leaders
2013 - Learning from megadisasters: the Great East Japan Earthquake
2012 - Disaster risk financing and insurance in Sub-Saharan Africa: review and options for consideration
2012 - ICTs for climate change adaptation in Africa
2012 - The poverty and welfare impacts of climate change: quantifying the effects, identifying the adaptation strategies
2012 - Adapting to climate change: assessing World Bank Group experience phase III
2012 - Adaptation to a changing climate in the Arab countries: a case for adaptation governance and leadership in building climate resilience
2012 - Turn down the heat: why a 4°C warmer world must be avoided
2012 - GFDRR track I: Strengthening regional and global partnerships for disaster risk reduction - A five year retrospective, 2007-2011
2012 - An exploration of the link between development, economic growth, and natural risk
2012 - The Sendai report: managing disaster risks for a resilient future
2012 - Learning from megadisasters knowledge notes
2012 - Improving the assessment of disaster risks to strengthen financial resilience
2012 - Building urban resilience: principles, tools and practice
2012 - FONDEN: Mexico’s natural disaster fund – A review
2012 - Tools for building urban resilience: integrating risk information into investment decisions pilot cities report (Jakarta and Can Tho)
2012 - Improving the assessment of disaster risks to strengthen financial resilience
2012 - Proceedings of the joint workshop: the role of hydrometeorological services in disaster risk management
2012 - Flood risk management and urban resilience workshop report
2012 - Improving the assessment of disaster risks to strengthen financial resilience: a special joint G20 publication by the Government of Mexico and the World Bank
2012 - Climate change, disaster risk, and the urban poor: cities building resilience for a changing world
2012 - Acting today for tomorrow: a policy and practice note for climate and disaster resilient development in the pacific islands region
2012 - A cost effective solution to reduce disaster losses in developing countries: hydro-meteorological services, early warning, and evacuation
2012 - DRM quarterly newsletter, issue 1, April 2012
2012 - Cities and flooding: a guide to integrated urban flood-risk management for the 21st century
2012 - Social protection and climate resilience
2012 - Gestion intégrée de la terre et de l’eau pour l’adaptation à la variabilité et au changement climatiques: système d'information
2011 - The adaptation coalition toolkit: building community resilience to climate change
2011 - Building community resilience to climate change: testing the adaptation coalition framework in Latin America
2011 - Integrating gender issues in community-based disaster risk management
2011 - Cities and climate change: responding to an urgent agenda
2011 - Malaysia economic monitor: smart cities
2011 - Integrating gender issues in disaster risk management policy development and in projects
2011 - Gender & climate change: 3 things you should know
2011 - Disaster risk management in water and sanitation: economic impact of the 2007 earthquake in the water and sanitation sector in four provinces of Peru - what did unpreparedness cost the country?
2011 - Preventive resettlement of populations at risk of disaster: experiences from Latin America
2011 - Improving the odds of achieving the MDGs: global monitoring report 2011
2011 - Building on success: effectively responding to multiple disasters
2011 - Guide to climate change adaptation in cities
2011 - World development report 2012: gender equality and development
2011 - A dynamic model of extreme risk coverage: resilience and efficiency in the global reinsurance market
2011 - Populations at risk of disaster: a resettlement guide
2011 - Queensland recovery and reconstruction in the aftermath of the 2010/2011 flood: events and cyclone Yasi
2011 - A workbook on planning for urban resilience in the face of disasters: adapting experiences from Vietnam to other cities
2011 - Nature, socioeconomics and adaptation to natural disasters: new evidence from floods
2011 - The World Bank annual report 2011: year in review
2011 - It is time to factor natural disasters into macroeconomic scenarios
2011 - Disaster risk financing: case studies
2011 - Area-based development, local institutions and climate adaptation: a comparative analysis from West Africa and Latin America
2011 - Urban risk assessments: an approach for understanding disaster and climate risk in cities
2011 - IEG annual report 2011: results and performance of the World Bank Group
2011 - Vulnerability, risk reduction, and adaptation to climate change: Solomon Islands
2011 - Tsunami risk management in the context of the Pacific Islands
2011 - Making women's voices count in natural disaster programs in East Asia and the Pacific
2011 - Natural disasters: what is the role for social safety nets?
2011 - Adaptation au changement climatique et aux désastres naturels des villes côtières d’Afrique du Nord
2011 - North African coastal cities address natural disasters and climate change
2011 - Climate change, disaster risk, and the urban poor (brochure and case studies)
2011 - Using high resolution satellite data for identification of urban natural risk
2011 - Disaster risk management programs for priority countries - 2nd edition
2011 - Five feet high and rising: cities and flooding in the 21st century
2011 - Building urban resilience in East Asia
2011 - World development indicators 2011
2011 - How economic growth and rational decisions can make disaster losses grow faster than wealth
2011 - World Bank East Asia and Pacific economic update 2011, volume 1: securing the present, shaping the future
2011 - The recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan: implications for East Asia
2011 - South Eastern Europe disaster risk mitigation and adaptation programme at a glance
2011 - South Eastern Europe Disaster Risk Mitigation and Adaptation Programme: result assessment
2011 - Designing climate change adaptation policies: an economic framework
2011 - The global impact of climate change on extreme events
2011 - The impact of climate change on global tropical storm damages
2011 - The impact of climate change on hurricane damages in the United States
2011 - Mapping vulnerability to climate change
2011 - Systems of cities - South Asia: harnessing urbanization for growth and poverty alleviation
2011 - Integrating disaster risk reduction into the fight against poverty: GFDRR annual report 2010
2011 - Disaster risk management in Latin America and the Caribbean region: GFDRR country notes
2010 - Synthesis report on ten ASEAN countries disaster risks assessment
2010 - South Asia disaster risk management programme: synthesis report on SAR countries disaster risks
2010 - Damage, loss and needs assessment: guidance notes
2010 - A strategic approach to climate change in the Philippines
2010 - Understanding risk: innovation in disaster risk assessment
2010 - The economics of natural disasters: concepts and methods
2010 - Mainstreaming adaptation to climate change in agriculture and natural resources management projects
2010 - Cities and climate change: an urgent agenda
2010 - Natural disasters and household welfare: evidence from Vietnam
2010 - Costs of adapting to climate change for human health in developing countries
2010 - Tajikistan: key priorities for climate change adaptation
2010 - Biodiversity, ecosystem services, and climate change: the economic problem
2010 - Pakistan floods 2010: preliminary damage and needs assessment
2010 - Climate governance and development
2010 - Climate change scenarios and climate data
2010 - Climate finance in the urban context
2010 - The Hague conference on agriculture, food security and climate change: Chair's summary
2010 - Climate change, agriculture and poverty
2010 - Climate proofing infrastructure in Bangladesh: the incremental cost of limiting future inland monsoon flood damage
2010 - It is not too late: preparing for Asia’s next big earthquake
2010 - Economics of adaptation to climate change: ecosystem services
2010 - Economics of coastal zone: adaptation to climate change
2010 - Flowing forward: freshwater ecosystem adaptation to climate change in water resources management and biodiversity conservation
2010 - Natural hazards, unnatural disasters: the economics of effective prevention
2010 - Financial protection of the state against natural disasters: a primer
2010 - The day after tomorrow: a handbook on the future of economic policy in the developing world
2010 - The World Bank annual report 2010
2010 - Climate risks and adaptation in Asian coastal megacities: a synthesis report
2010 - Priorities in meeting the MDGs: lessons from evaluation
2010 - A view from the top: vulnerability in mountain systems
2010 - Global monitoring report 2010: the MDGs after the crisis
2010 - Haiti earthquake reconstruction: knowledge notes from DRM Global Expert Team for the government of Haiti
2010 - Disaster risk management and climate change adaptation in Europe and Central Asia
2010 - Adaptation of forests to climate change
2010 - The economics of adaptation to climate change: a synthesis report
2010 - Mapping the resilience of international river basins to future climate change-induced water variability
2010 - Sustaining water for all in a changing climate
2010 - Adaptation to climate extremes in developing countries: the role of education
2010 - Making the most of public finance for climate action: issues brief #2
2010 - Do we need a zero pure time preference or the risk of climate catastrophes to justify a 2C global warming target ?
2010 - Development and climate change: stepping up support to developing countries
2010 - Economic evaluation of climate change adaptation projects: approaches for the agricultural sector and beyond
2010 - The costs to developing countries of adapting to climate change: new methods and estimates
2010 - Reducing poverty, protecting livelihoods, and building assets in a changing climate
2010 - Indigenous peoples and climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean
2010 - Overcoming drought in India: adaptation strategies for the state of Andhra Pradesh
2010 - Disaster, damage, loss and needs assessment: training guidelines
2010 - Managing risk and creating value with microfinance
2010 - Development and climate change: a strategic framework for the World Bank Group
2010 - Vulnerability of Bangladesh to cyclones in a changing climate: potential damages and adaptation cost
2010 - Facts for life
2010 - Mainstreaming climate change for sustainability
2010 - Adapting to climate change in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
2010 - Assessing the financial vulnerability to climate-related natural hazards
2010 - Convenient solutions for an inconvenient truth: ecosystem-based approaches to climate change
2010 - Natural solutions: protected areas helping people cope with climate change
2010 - Safer homes, stronger communities: a handbook for reconstructing after natural disasters
2010 - Assessment of innovative approaches to flood risk management and financing in agriculture: the Thailand case study
2009 - Regional workshop on urban risk reduction in Arab States, Damascus, Syria, November 2009: consolidated workshop proceedings report
2009 - Making development climate resilient: a World Bank strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa
2009 - Responding to threats of climate change mega-catastrophes
2009 - Annual review of development effectiveness 2009: achieving sustainable development
2009 - Economic vulnerability and disaster risk assessment in Malawi and Mozambique
2009 - Preparing to manage natural hazards and climate change risks in Dakar, Senegal
2009 - Growth aftermath of natural disasters, the
2009 - Disaster risk management programs for priority countries
2009 - Multi-donor trust funds: instruments of first choice for post-crises situations?
2009 - The little green data book 2009
2009 - IDA at work: disaster risk management - managing natural hazards, reducing risks to development
2009 - Remittances and natural disasters: ex-post response and contribution to ex-ante preparedness
2009 - Water and climate change: understanding the risks and making climate-smart investment decisions
2009 - Monitoring and reporting on financial flows related to climate change
2009 - Integrating disaster risk reduction into the fight against poverty: GFDRR annual report 2009
2009 - Climate change impacts in drought and flood affected areas: case studies in India
2009 - South Asia: shared views on development and climate change
2009 - Density and disasters: economics of urban hazard risk
2009 - Building climate and disaster resilience into city planning and management processes
2009 - Disaster risk reduction and emergency management in Armenia
2009 - GFDRR partnership strategy 2009–2012: reducing disaster risks for sustainable development
2009 - Natural solutions to climate change crisis
2009 - Investing in a more sustainable Indonesia
2009 - Agricultural development under a changing climate: opportunities and challenges for adaptation
2009 - Mitigating the adverse financial effects of natural hazards on the economies of Central Asia
2009 - Assessing vulnerability and adaptive capacity to climate risks: methods for investigation at local and national levels
2009 - Central Asia and Caucasus Disaster Risk Management Initiative (CAC DRMI)
2009 - Guidance notes on safer school construction
2009 - Eco2 cities: ecological cities as economic cities
2009 - World development report 2010: development and climate change
2009 - Towards a climate change strategy: South Asia region
2009 - Aid, natural disasters and the samaritan's dilemma
2009 - Economic modeling of income, different types of capital and natural disasters
2009 - Natural disasters and the dynamics of intangible assets
2009 - GFDRR Track 1, building global and regional partnership: giving risk reduction a regional dimension
2009 - In search of shelter: mapping the effects of climate change on human migration and displacement
2009 - The structure, role and mandate of civil protection in disaster risk reduction for South Eastern Europe
2009 - Integrating disaster risk reduction into the fight against poverty: GFDRR annual report 2008
2009 - Sea-level rise and storm surges: a comparative analysis of impacts in developing countries
2009 - Valuing mortality and morbidity in the context of disaster risks
2009 - Natural disasters and human capital accumulation
2009 - Why do people die in earthquakes? The costs, benefits and institutions of disaster risk reduction in developing countries
2009 - GFDRR Track 1, building global and regional partnership: FY08 mid-term report to the World Bank Development Grant Facility (DGF)
2009 - Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR): South-South Cooperation Program for Disaster Risk Reduction, policy brief
2008 - Maritime rights of coastal states and climate change: should states adapt to submerged boundaries?
2008 - Community-based risk management arrangements: an overview and implications for social fund programs
2008 - Climate change, human vulnerability, and social risk management
2008 - Emerging climate change-related global disaster risk management initiatives
2008 - Workshop report: Middle East and North Africa regional inter-agency workshop on disaster risk assessment, Cairo, Egypt, 11-12 March 2008
2008 - Contributing to one world, one health: a strategic framework for reducing risks of infectious diseases at the animal–human–ecosystems interface
2008 - Microfinance and disasters: preparing for the worst
2008 - Data against natural disasters: establishing effective systems for relief, recovery and reconstruction
2008 - Strengthening the hydrometeorological services in South Eastern Europe: South Eastern Europe disaster risk mitigation and adaptation programme
2008 - Low carbon, high growth: Latin American responses to climate change, overview - conference edition
2008 - Weather and climate services in Europe and Central Asia, a regional review
2008 - Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR): South-South Cooperation Program for Disaster Risk Reduction, operations manual
2008 - Climate resilient cities 2008 primer: reducing vulnerabilities to climate change impacts and strengthening disaster management in East Asian cities
2008 - South Eastern Europe disaster risk mitigation and adaptation initiative: risk assessment for South Eastern Europe, desk study review
2008 - Status of disaster risk reduction in the Sub-Saharan Africa region: January 2008
2008 - Integrating disaster risk reduction into the fight against poverty: GFDRR annual report 2007
2008 - Tracking the money: international experience with financial information systems and databases for reconstruction
2008 - The impact of the conflict, the tsunami and reconstruction on poverty in Aceh: Aceh poverty assessment 2008
2008 - Mitigating the adverse financial effects of natural hazards on the economies of South Eastern Europe: a study of disaster risk financing options
2008 - South Eastern Europe disaster risk mitigation and adaptation programme
2008 - Transitioning to climate resilient development: Perspectives from communities in Peru
2008 - Global facility for disaster reduction and recovery: handbook on the standby recovery financing facility
2008 - Building resilience to natural disasters: a framework for private sector engagement
2008 - International forum on tsunami and earthquake: international symposium - summary report
2007 - International forum on tsunami and earthquake: experts meeting - summary report
2007 - Managing resources to build back and create a better future for Nias
2007 - Global facility for disaster reduction and recovery: partnership charter
2007 - Housing reconstruction following major disasters: a handbook
2007 - Reducing vulnerability to natural hazards: for sustainable poverty reduction
2007 - Aceh flood: damage and loss assessment
2007 - Long-term strategic planning for disaster risk reduction Mozambique and Malawi, Stockholm, 23 October 2007
2007 - Global facility for disaster reduction and recovery: progress report (1)
2007 - Stockholm plan of action for integrating disaster risks and climate change impacts in poverty reduction
2007 - Development actions and the rising incidence of disasters
2007 - Dialogue on private-public partnerships for disaster risk reduction: meeting report, February 22nd, 2007 Washington D.C., USA
2007 - 2008-2009 world disaster reduction campaign kit: hospitals safe from disasters
2007 - Disasters, climate change, and economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa: lessons and future directions
2007 - Tsunami, India: two years after
2006 - Hazards of nature, risks to development: an IEG evaluation of World Bank assistance for natural disasters
2006 - Global facility for disaster reduction and recovery: a partnership for mainstreaming disaster mitigation in poverty reduction strategies
2006 - Global flood modelling: statistical estimation of peak-flow magnitude
2006 - Mainstreaming hazard risk management into rural projects
2006 - Complementing natural disasters management: the role of social protection
2006 - Managing climate risk: integrating adaptation into World Bank Group operations
2006 - Role of local government in reducing the risk of disasters (2nd ed.)
2006 - Earthquake vulnerability reduction program in Colombia: a probabilistic cost-benefit analysis
2006 - Not if but when: adapting to natural hazards, a policy note
2006 - Not if but when. Adapting to natural hazards in the Pacific Islands region. A policy note
2006 - Surviving disasters and supporting recovery: a guidebook for microfinance institutions
2005 - Tsunami, impact and recovery: Republic of the Maldives - joint needs assessment
2005 - Organization of emergency and disaster risk management: lessons learned and case studies from different regions
2005 - Learning lessons from disaster recovery: the case of Bangladesh
2005 - Pakistan 2005 earthquake: preliminary damage and needs assessment
2005 - Hazards of nature, risks to development
2005 - Natural disaster hotspots: a global risk analysis
2005 - Understanding the economic and financial impacts of natural disasters: disaster risk management, working paper series No. 4
2004 - Learning lessons from disaster recovery: the case of Honduras
2004 - Water resources sector strategy: strategic directions for World Bank engagement
2004 - Urban environment and infrastructure: toward livable cities
2004 - Methods for microeconometric risk and vulnerability assessments
2003 - Agency collaboration for UNCCD implementation, current situation and lessons learned: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, COP 6, 25 August-5 September 2003, Havana, Cuba
2003 - Turkey - poverty and coping after crisis, vol. 1: main report
2003 - Handbook for estimating the socioeconomic and environmental effects of disasters
2003 - Building safer cities, the future of disaster risk
2003 - Protecting new health facilities from natural disasters: guidelines for the promotion of disaster mitigation
2003 - Malawi and Southern Africa, climatic variability and economic performance: working paper series no. 6
2003 - Chernobyl's legacy: health, environmental and socio-economic impacts and recommendations to the governments of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine
2002 - Bangladesh: disasters and public finance
2002 - Last straw: integrating natural disaster mitigation with environmental management
2002 - Gujarat earthquake recovery program: assessment report
2001 - Turkey: Marmara earthquake assessment
1999 - Economic evaluation of health impacts
1998 - Handbook on economic analysis of investment operations
1997 - Urban environmental degradation and vulnerability to disasters, summary of presentation
1994 - Flood control in Bangladesh: a plan for action
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- Second East Asia regional workshop on flood risk management and urban resilience
28-29 May 2013 - E-learning course on safe and resilient cities
22 Apr - 22 May 2013 - The 4th resilience dialogue - Disaster and climate resilience in the post-2015 development framework
15 Apr 2013 - Climate-smart agriculture: Global science conference
20-22 Mar 2013 - Introduction to disaster risk management e-learning course
18 Feb - 15 Mar 2013 - E-learning course on introduction to disaster risk management
28 Jan - 20 Feb 2013 - E-learning course on safe and resilient cities
19 Nov - 19 Dec 2012 - E-learning course on introduction to disaster risk management
15 Oct - 09 Nov 2012 - Solomon Islands: Celabration of the International Day for Disaster Reduction
12 Oct 2012 - Women and girls: Forces for creating disaster-resilient societies
11 Oct 2012 - Sendai dialogue: Special event on mainstreaming disaster risk management for sustainable development
09-10 Oct 2012 - International Day for Disaster Reduction celebration in Ethiopia
03-12 Oct 2012 - Local action and partnerships for more resilient people and communities
20 Jun 2012 - Acting today for tomorrow: High level dialogue on climate and disaster resilient development
04-05 Jun 2012 - E-learning course on safe and resilient cities
04-29 Jun 2012 - Flood risk management and urban resilience
02-03 May 2012 - Panel discussion: Cities and flooding
25 Apr 2012 - Panel discussion: Cities and flooding
23 Apr 2012 - Resilience dialogue to build resilience in communities and countries around the world
20 Apr 2012 - Learning from mega disasters
18 Apr - 10 May 2012 - E-learning course on climate-smart agriculture through sustainable land-water management
26 Mar - 06 Apr 2012 - E-learning course on cities and climate change
06-17 Feb 2012 - E-learning course on safe and resilient cities
06-29 Feb 2012 - Managing risk in insecure contexts: Pathways to resilience and peacebuilding
31 Jan 2012 - Comprehensive disaster risk management framework online course
16 Jan - 19 Feb 2012 - E-learning course on introduction to disaster risk management
09 Jan - 03 Feb 2012 - E-learning course on cities and climate change
14-25 Nov 2011 - Developing catastrophe and weather risk markets in Southeast Europe: From concept to reality
13-14 Oct 2011 - E-learning course on introduction to disaster risk management
03-29 Oct 2011 - Regional launch for the middle east & north Africa region of the report: “Natural hazards, un-natural fisasters: the economics of effective prevention”
15 Sep 2011 - World Bank public seminar: 'Working together for disaster reduction and recovery: lessons from the recent disasters'
29 Jul 2011 - Adaptation knowledge day II
11 Jun 2011 - Joint SOPAC/ADB/WB initiative on Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing (PCRAFI)
30 May - 03 Jun 2011 - Ministerial meeting on disaster risk reduction
15 Apr 2011 - International Workshop - Making social protection work for pro-poor disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation
14-17 Mar 2011 - Reducing vulnerability to disasters in South Eastern Europe
08 Mar 2011 - The regional launch of the 'Natural Hazards, UnNatural disasters: the Economics of Effective Prevention' report
08 Dec 2010 - Adaptation to Climate Change and Disaster Preparedness in Coastal Cities of North Africa
15-16 Jun 2010 - Understanding risk: Innovation in disaster risk assessment
01-04 Jun 2010 - Adaptation to Climate Change and Disaster Preparedness in Coastal Cities of North Africa
18 May 2010 - Book launch: 'Safer homes, stronger communies'
27 Apr 2010 - 2nd MENA regional symposium on city development strategy (CDS)
06-07 Mar 2010 - Fourth international conference on community-based adaptation
21-27 Feb 2010 - Regional workshop on disaster risk reduction and climate change
21-23 Nov 2009 - Regional workshop: improving weather, climate and hydrological service delivery and reducing vulnerability to disasters in Central Asia and Caucasus
10-12 Nov 2009 - Stockholm policy forum 2009: climate smart disaster risk reduction
26 Oct 2009 - International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) 2009 - London, United Kingdom
14 Oct 2009 - DECRG workshop: climate change and agricultural trade - risks and responses
22-23 Sep 2009 - Fifth Urban research symposium: Cities and climate change, responding to an urgent agenda
28-30 Jun 2009 - 2009 ProVention forum
13-15 May 2009 - First session of the regional platform for disaster risk reduction in the Americas
17-19 Mar 2009 - International expert consultation on gender in agriculture
16-17 Mar 2009 - Parliamentarian session on linking climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction
20-22 Nov 2008 - First world landslide forum
18-21 Nov 2008 - Regional conference on the Southeastern and Central Europe catastrophe risk insurance facility
23-24 Oct 2008 - Second Middle East and North Africa regional conference on disaster risk management and reduction
21-23 Oct 2008 - Regional scientific and technical conference on the role of the NMHSs in prevention and mitigation of natural hazards impact
09-10 Oct 2008 - Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and assessing disaster damages and losses in development
14-17 Apr 2008 - Stockholm forum for disaster reduction and recovery
22-25 Oct 2007
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24 Apr 2013 - Disaster risk management specialist
2 Sep 2012 - Financial sector specialist
11 Aug 2012 - E T Consultant (Disaster risk management specialist)
16 Jul 2012 - Open data specialist, short term consultant (STC)
30 Mar 2012 - Senior disaster risk management specialist
27 Feb 2012 - Senior communications officer - knowledge and learning
23 Feb 2012 - Manager, disaster risk management practice, and head of secretariat
18 Jan 2012 - Senior communications officer
12 Jan 2012 - Program assistant
27 Dec 2011 - Consultant - Strengthening governance for social risk management
20 Dec 2011 - Climate change specialist
28 Sep 2011 - Disaster risk management analyst
16 Apr 2011 - Lead disaster risk management specialist - emergency response coordinator
11 Apr 2011 - Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation specialist
1 Apr 2011 - Disaster risk management specialist
25 Mar 2011 - Senior environmental specialist/Senior social development specialist
2 Mar 2011 - Senior climate change specialist
26 Feb 2011 - Disaster risk management specialist (Kathmandu)
11 Jan 2011 - Extended term consultant
20 Dec 2010 - Extended term consultant
20 Dec 2010 - Extended term consultant
19 Dec 2010 - Extended term consultant
29 Nov 2010 - Senior operations officer (DRM)
15 Nov 2010 - Adaptation officer
21 Aug 2010 - Disaster risk management specialist
14 Aug 2010 - Natural disaster risk management specialist
23 May 2010 - Disaster risk management specialist
20 May 2010 - Urban specialist
11 May 2010 - Environmental specialist
5 May 2010 - Senior disaster risk management specialist
7 Apr 2010 - Disaster risk management specialist
5 Apr 2010 - Disaster risk management and climate change adaptation specialist
1 Nov 2009 - Senior economist (climate change)
15 Oct 2009 - Senior environmental specialist (climate change / carbon finance assistant team leader)
15 Oct 2009 - Climate change specialist (adaptation)
17 Jul 2009 - Senior environmental economist
22 Dec 2008 - Sr. water & sanitation specialist
22 Dec 2008 - Senior energy specialist (energy and climate change)
1 Dec 2008 - Senior water and sanitation specialist
19 Nov 2008 - Senior environmental economist
18 Nov 2008 - Environmental specialist in an ECA country office
16 Nov 2008 - Environmental specialist
16 Oct 2008 - Senior disaster risk management specialist (strategy & innovations)
8 Sep 2008 - Disaster risk management specialist (damage and needs assessment)
8 Sep 2008 - Senior disaster risk management specialist (recovery financing)
8 Sep 2008 - Disaster risk management specialist (climate adaptation)
8 Sep 2008 - Senior disaster risk management specialist (recovery financing)
8 Sep 2008 - Senior disaster risk management specialist (damage and needs assessment)
8 Sep 2008 - Senior disaster risk management specialist (strategy & innovation)
8 Sep 2008 - Senior disaster risk management specialist (climate adaptation)
8 Sep 2008 - Consultancy: technical assistance - risk financing
31 Jul 2008 - Lead urban specialist (disaster risk management)
4 Mar 2008 - Lead urban specialist, disaster risk management
4 Mar 2008
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