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Supporting Durable Solutions to Urban, Post-disaster Displacement:Haiti

This study, published by the  Brookings and IOM examines the question of durable solutions to displacement in Port-au-Prince, recognizing that the challenges faced in Haiti may be a source of insight for responses to other urban, post-disaster displacement crises—which are expected to become more common in the future. The study draws on the results of […]

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Building Resilience: Integrating Climate and Disaster Risk into Development

This report presents the World Bank’s experience in climate and disaster resilient development, and contends that such development is essential to eliminating extreme poverty and achieving shared prosperity by 2030. The report recognizes, however, that such development requires additional start-up costs, which pay off in the long run if done correctly. Given this, the report argues for closer collaboration between the

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Risk and Opportunity, Managing Risk for Development

This World Development Report (WDR 2014), published by the World Bank, makes the case that effective risk management is not merely a protective measure but a powerful driver of development—one that can save lives, reduce economic shocks, and enable individuals, communities, and countries to seize opportunities for improvement. Drawing on the context of compounding global

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Social Vulnerability, Sustainable Livelihoods and Disasters: Integrating Vulnerability Analysis into Development and Humanitarian Programming

This report, prepared for DFID’s Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance Department and Sustainable Livelihoods Support Office, examines the conceptual and practical links between social vulnerability, sustainable livelihoods, and disaster risk reduction. Its central argument is that effective disaster preparedness cannot be separated from mainstream development work, and that vulnerability analysis offers a practical bridge between humanitarian

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