Investing in resilience
Source
World Bank, the
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
This World Bank brochure, published ahead of the Third UN World Disaster Risk Reduction Conference, presents an overview of global DRR policy development and the World Bank's strategy in the field. In the brochure the case is made for increased investment in resilient development to help preserve development gains, to reduce the social & economic impact of disasters, and to help with faster recovery.