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Risk and Opportunity, Managing Risk for Development

Avatar photo Aynur Kadihasanoglu October 14, 2013
The World Disaster Report (WDR 2014) argues that risk management can be a powerful instrument for development—not only by building people’s resilience and thus reducing the effects of adverse events but also by allowing them to take advantage of opportunities for improvement.

The World Bank WDR 14
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