被災時に、限られた水と電気やガスで調理ができるレシピ本が発売されました。料理という基本的な行いが、人々が災害時に生き残る上で役に立つのならば、コミュニティ全体の強靭性を維持させることができる国の政策には、どんなレシピ(手段)があるでしょうか。
While disasters such as earthquakes or floods affect everyone, their impacts are unevenly felt by different population groups.
Students line up to wash their hands before eating at Kanda Estate Primary School in Accra, Ghana. Photo © Dominic Chavez/World Bank Human capital, that is the set of skills, health and knowledge…
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Initial findings from the implementation of the 'Practical Guide for Measuring Retail Payment Costs'
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