On the Path to Resilient Development – 2015 & Beyond
Available 日本語 These are exciting days at the World Bank Group. We are getting ready to receive delegates from our 188 member countries, who will gather in Washington for the WBG-IMF Spring Meetings.It...
View ArticleAddressing the Perfect Storm
A perfect storm of disaster risk is forming at the intersection of population growth, rapid urbanization, and climate change – one that is threatening to upend efforts towards achieving our development...
View ArticleTo Save Lives and Livelihoods, Start By Understanding Disaster Risk
In 1999, the state of Odisha, India, was hit by the most powerful tropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean, causing nearly 10, 000 fatalities and US$5 billion in damages. For the next...
View ArticleHow Can Innovative Financing Solutions Help Build Resilience to Natural...
By Francis Ghesquiere and Olivier Mahul This week, the Resilience Dialogue, bringing together representatives from developing countries, donor agencies and multilateral development banks, will focus on...
View ArticleGetting it Right: A New Framework for Reducing Disaster Risk
By Francis Ghesquiere, Head of the GFDRR Secretariat, & Robert Reid, DRM Specialist, GFDRR The approval of a successor to the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) in Sendai, Japan, in March 2015 will...
View ArticleBuilding disaster resilience: The road from Sendai
Barely a month has passed since the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction where the international community agreed on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, which will guide global...
View ArticleWhat El Niño teaches us about climate resilience
It was recorded by the Spanish conquistadors, and triggered famines that have been linked to China’s 1901 Boxer Rebellion and even the French revolution. Named by Peruvian fishermen because of its...
View ArticleFragility, conflict, and natural disasters – a ‘one-size fits all’ approach...
A partner from the EU assesses damage to an apartment building in Ukraine. Photo credit: EU It’s a simple yet essential idea: war and disaster are linked, and these links must be examined to improve...
View Article'Fixing' disaster recovery
Photo credit: Flickr User danvicphot The link between poverty and disasters is becoming clearer – new research shows that extreme weather events alone are pushing up to 26 million people into poverty...
View ArticleUnderstanding Risk Forum 2018: How data and technology can save (hundreds of)...
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View ArticleLearning from experience: Insights from China’s progress in disaster risk...
Against a backdrop of rapid economic growth and an ever-changing climate that threatens to increase the frequency and severity of adverse natural events, China has been making headway to reduce...
View ArticleSovereign catastrophe risk pools – 15 years on and still more to come
Fifteen years later, four sovereign catastrophe risk pools are up and running, protecting about 40 low- and middle-income countries. Since early inception, those sovereign pools have been innovating to...
View ArticleLeveraging international experience for resilient infrastructure in China
China’s rapid urban growth over the last 40 years has increased its cities’ exposure to natural hazards, a trend exacerbated by environmental degradation and climate change.
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