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More than 400 professionals from 48 countries attended this meeting to identify lessons learned with regard to the preparedness for and response to two of the most devastating hurricanes of the last decades: Georges and Mitch. The recommendations in this

This evaluation of the World Bank’s experience with natural disasters was done by the Independent Evaluation Group-World Bank at the request of the Bank’s Board of Executive Directors. Natural disasters are affecting development in many countries, setting

The purpose of this brochure is to elicit partner’s feedback and support to the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), a new initiative of the World Bank in support of implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) in low and

This book is dedicated to the many millions of people affected by the disaster who had the courage to get back to work quickly to rebuild their lives and those of their families. It is an attempt to provide a historical and photographic record of courage

This study is both an important work and counter-intuitive. When a major natural disaster of the magnitude of the December 2004 Tsunami or the October 2005 Pakistani earthquake strikes, the instinctive reaction of all concerned is to do whatever is

Report on the international workshop, October 2005, Ahmedabad, India

Microfinance has helped victims of disasters accelerate their recovery and diversify their livelihoods with more productive sources of income. Microfinance as an emergency loan has also

This report is an overview of the first 12 month-operation of Plan from relief to recovery Immediately after the tsunami in December 2004.

As Plan’s commitment to the communities and children in India, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka reaches the halfway stage, 2 years after the disaster, this report scrutinizes goals achieved, and the factors responsible for their achievement: the psychosocial