Capacity development

The tsunami of 26 December 2004 was one of the worst natural disasters in recent memory. Six months after the tragedy, the rebuilding and recovery process has provided an opportunity for the health sectors in the affected countries, assisted by the World

The objectives of the DITTY project are to develop scientific bases for sustainable development of Southern European lagoons taking into account all the activities that affect the aquatic environment. Five sites have been identified ranging from the Ria

Sri Lanka has received support to train government officials and NGOs for response to disasters, such as the Indian Ocean Tsunami, which caused devastation along parts of the coastline in 2004....

A look at India's level of preparedness in the face of a disaster: “We need to shift focus from the visibles to the invisibles...disaster response measures only have short-term gain and do not result in risk reduction...”

A new project, that will strengthen institutional capacities to reduce Albania’s vulnerability to the natural and man-made hazards, was approved today by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors....

In Priority Five of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA), strengthening preparedness for response at all levels, the HFA highlighted the essential role that disaster preparedness can play in saving lives and livelihoods particularly when integrated into

'People in low-income countries are four times as likely as people in high-income countries to die in a natural disaster' said Vinod Thomas, DG of the World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group....

Communities in the Sahel region (Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali) in West Africa are faced with hazards like drought year after year. Those that are chronically poor, in debt and lacking sufficient assets, struggle to cope effectively with these shocks.

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