Documents et rapports
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Harnessing geospatial data through geonode (anglais)
Effective risk assessment and disaster recovery efforts can only be as good as the data that informs them. With missing or inadequate risk information hindering resilience in many developing countries...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 114475 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Simpson,Alanna Leigh
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Stories of impact : amplifying Serbia’s financial resilience against natural hazards (anglais)
In recent years, Serbia has been severely affected by disasters and has suffered widespread damage. The 2014 floods alone affected 1.6 million people and resulted in damages equivalent to 4.8 percent of...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 116603 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Making Senegal’s cities more flood-resilient (anglais)
Flooding has become a major problem in Senegal’s cities, a trend exacerbated by rural urban migration and a lack of access to drainage and sewage infrastructure. Recognizing these risks, the global facility...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 115241 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kane,Isabelle Celine
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Small and medium enterprises : key driver for growth and jobs in South Asia (anglais)
Forty million new jobs need to be created in South Asia by 2016 to absorb newcomers in the labor market. Small and medium enterprises will be the main providers of these jobs. In 2002, International Finance...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 112826 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Climate change : innovative solutions for a sustainable future in South Asia (anglais)
Globally, average temperatures have risen almost one degree Celsius since the late 19th century with massive loss of arctic sea ice, extreme heat waves, rising sea levels, and variable and extreme rainfall...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 112827 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Stories of impact : communicating flood risk along Guyana’s coast (anglais)
After catastrophic flooding in January 2005, the government of Guyana launched the Conservancy Adaptation Project to address flood risks in the country’s coastal areas, disseminating vital technical information...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 114810 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Fisheries livelihood support in India’s coastal regions (anglais)
In India’s coastal regions of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, over 200,000 families depend on fishing and related activities for their livelihoods. The coastal regions are also known to be vulnerable to numerous...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 114476 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Urrutia Duarte,Ignacio M.
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Understanding risk : a growing global community (anglais)
Building resilience to natural hazards begins with a better understanding of disaster risk. In an effort to bridge gaps in risk information and create a self-sustaining culture of resilience, together...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 114477 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Simpson,Alanna Leigh
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Building a stronger emergency management system in the Kyrgyz Republic (anglais)
Proper coordination is critical to saving lives and meeting emergency needs when it comes to responding to natural disasters. Until recently the Kyrgyz Republic, a country that is frequently affected by...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 115239 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Takeuchi,Ko
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Stories of impact : prioritizing climate resilient transport in Belize (anglais)
The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) is working with the Government of Belize to boost the climate resilience of Belize’s road network and transport sector. Engaging 35 agencies...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 114808 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Stories of impact : building back better in Bosnia and Herzegovina (anglais)
After heavy flooding in May 2014, which affected more than 25 percent of the nation’s population, the Governments of Bosnia and Herzegovina launched a Recovery Needs Assessment (RNA), with support from...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 114809 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Building the foundation for resilience in Serbia (anglais)
Following extremely heavy rainfall in May 2014, Serbia experienced its most severe flooding in more than a century. In the aftermath, the government conducted a recovery needs assessment (RNA) with support...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 115243 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Safeguarding against disasters in Ethiopia (anglais)
Ethiopia suffers from a long history of drought due to increasing dependency on rain-fed agriculture and years of extremely poor rainfall. The aftermath of drought weighs heavily on Ethiopians. The program...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 103262 Date du document: 1 janvier 2016 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Rahman,Shaela
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Building disaster resilience in the Philippines (anglais)
The Philippines is one of the most vulnerable nations in the world to natural hazards. Based on the government-led Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) following the devastating 2009 typhoons, the World...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 103266 Date du document: 1 janvier 2016 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Rahman,Shaela
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Resilient recovery in Samoa after Cyclone Evan (anglais)
In the Pacific Island nation of Samoa, tropical storms often cause devastating damage to homes, infrastructure, and communities. Following the powerful Tropical Cyclone Evan that swept across the island...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 103267 Date du document: 1 janvier 2016 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Rahman,Shaela
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Addressing climate risks in Sri Lanka (anglais)
Since 2000, flood and drought events have cumulatively affected more than 13 million people across Sri Lanka. Regular flooding, drought, and landslides are natural hazards that threaten the long-term growth...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 103271 Date du document: 1 janvier 2016 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Rahman,Shaela
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Building resilient communities across Indonesia (anglais)
Indonesia is among the top thirty five countries with high mortality risks due to several natural hazards. Forty percent of the population is at risk, representing more than ninety million lives. The government...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 103263 Date du document: 1 janvier 2016 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Rahman,Shaela
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Reducing risk and supporting recovery in Nepal (anglais)
Nepal is highly vulnerable to natural hazards, including earthquakes. In April and May 2015, two high magnitude earthquakes rocked the Kathmandu Valley, claiming nearly 8,800 lives. Following the initial...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 103264 Date du document: 1 janvier 2016 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Rahman,Shaela
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Encouraging women’s contribution to resilient cities (anglais)
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been affected by 388 disasters in the past 35 years. The number of natural disaster in the region has nearly tripled since 1980. In response, the Global...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 103270 Date du document: 1 janvier 2016 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Rahman,Shaela
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Protecting school infrastructure against earthquake risks in Peru (anglais)
Metropolitan Lima is subject to frequent seismic activity that can damage critical infrastructure such as schools and threaten the lives of schoolchildren. In Lima, more than 64 percent of schools are...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 103265 Date du document: 1 janvier 2016 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Rahman,Shaela