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Displaying 10 of about 10 resultsReducing inequalities and ensuring no one is left behind are integral to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Though progress has been achieved, much effort is still needed to reduce inequality in the region. This is particularly critical as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to exacerbate the incidence of inequality. The impact of the pande…
The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating impacts on the work of work, especially for women. Women, and particularly young women, continue to be disproportionally affected by employment losses. The closure of schools and other care services and, in many cases, the caring for those infected by the virus but suffering only mild symptoms, created…
According to the Financing Agreement (p. 5) and the Project Appraisal Document (PAD, paragraph 30), the Project Development Objective (PDO) was "to “sustainably restore agricultural livelihoods, reconstruct critical public infrastructure to improved standards in the flood-affected districts, and improve the Government of Malawi’s disaster response and r…
The catastrophic 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines inflicted severe damages to agriculture. It blanketed the landscape with a thick layer of unconsolidated silica-rich tephra. The remobilization of this material by rain produced debris flows (or lahars) that flooded and buried the lowland soils. Nearly three decades after this catastrophi…
The World Reconstruction Conference (WRC) is a global forum that provides a platform for policy makers, experts, and practitioners from government, international organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), the academia, and private sector from both developing and developed countries to come together to collect, assess, and share experiences in…
The Joint Communique of the 5th Edition of the World Reconstruction Conference affirms the commitment to (i) use recovery from the pandemic, disasters, conflicts, and other threats as an opportunity to reset the development pathway towards a greener and more resilient future, (ii) address the social and economic effects and impact of the COVID-19…
On August 8, 2018, the government of Puerto Rico submitted to Congress an economic and disaster recovery plan, as required by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. Under contract with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center (HSOAC) provided substantial support in developing the plan b…
After a Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) has been conducted by government, often with the technical support of the tripartite institutions (World Bank, European Union and United Nations), the next step is for the government to develop a detailed Disaster Recovery Framework (DRF) for each of the sectors included in the PDNA. The Disaster Recovery Fr…
The Australia Institute’s Climate of the Nation is the longest running research project on attitudes towards climate change in Australia. In January 2020, the Australia Institute commissioned a bushfire update. A nationally representative survey of over 1000 Australians was conducted by YouGov from 8-12 January 2020. The survey asked about direct experi…
The COVID-19 pandemic has touched everyone in some way, but many of its impacts, such as job losses and care burdens, have been disproportionately felt by women. Better understanding how women’s economic engagement has changed amid the pandemic and gender sensitive policy responses will be critical to achieving robust and inclusive recovery.
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