31 Oct 2013
The report summarizes the sustainability issues faced by cities and points toward the road ahead. It reviews successes in policy as well as investment and discusses what is needed to reach out to the rapidly growing cities of the developing world and...
Tags: Report, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Urban Preparedness
31 Jan 2014
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, howeve...
Tags: Report, Climate Change Adaptation, Urban Preparedness
01 Dec 2023
The Philippines is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, commonly experiencing floods, droughts, and typhoons. According to the latest assessment of the World Risk Index (2022), the Philippines is the country with the highest disaste...
Tags: Other type of resource, Report, Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Community Engagement and Accountability, Flood, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management