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Climate Resilient Infrastructure: Preparing for a Changing Climate

This document has been produced as a response to calls from industry – infrastructure owners, investors and insurers – for a Government vision and policy on adapting infrastructure to climate change. It is designed to catalyse action to adapt infrastructure in the energy, ICT, transport and water sectors (infrastructure networks). It makes the case for action, identifies who […]

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Resilience in Action: Lessons from Public-Private Collaborations Around the World

This report discusses nine outstanding cases of collaborations that build resilience, selected from an analysis of over 100 examples of public-private collaborations in developing countries. These case studies show how innovative collaborations can make communities, economies, and businesses more resilient to existing and emerging threats. They demonstrate how a wide array of players are involved

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Earthquake Preparedness Drill Manuals: Step-by-Step Guides for Schools, Businesses, Non-Profits, and Government Agencies (ShakeOut)

These four drill manuals, developed by the Earthquake Country Alliance as part of the Great California ShakeOut program, provide step-by-step guidance for planning and conducting earthquake preparedness drills across different organizational settings: K-12 schools, businesses, non-profit and other organizations, and government agencies and facilities. Each manual is structured around the core earthquake response action of

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Analysis of Disaster Risk Management in Colombia: A Contribution to the Creation of Public Policies

This World Bank report offers not only a summary of the disaster risks in Colombia but also the opportunities to articulate disaster risk management in current planning, investment and monitoring and control instruments. It makes the case for defining public and private responsibility as part of the strategy in reducing Colombia’s fiscal vulnerability in the

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