Disaster Risk Management

Resilient and inclusive public financial management systems enable governments to better respond to disasters

When Hurricane Maria hit Dominica in 2017, it destroyed over 90 percent of the country’s infrastructure and yet, staff at the Ministry of Finance reported that public financial management (PFM)…

Bernard Myers, Urška Zrinski|

Responding faster to droughts with satellites and adaptive social protection in Niger

Find out how Niger is using an innovative trigger-based adaptive safety net for drought response designed to provide early assistance to affected households.

Stephanie Brunelin, Mahamane Maliki Amadou, Felix Lung, Snjezana Plevko|
Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management

The IPCC report hits home: How our work in sustainable development is helping countries tackle the climate crisis

Juergen Voegele reflects on the latest IPCC report and how addressing the climate crisis connects across the sustainable development agenda.

Juergen Voegele|
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Energy, Environment, Urban Development

Stronger value chains, not reshoring, are needed after the COVID-19 shock

Stronger global value chains are needed post COVID-19 shock

Paul Brenton, Michael Ferrantino, Maryla Maliszewska|
Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Jobs & Development, Trade

The Philippines is “Ready to Rebuild” in the aftermath of Typhoon Rai

The R2R Program is focused on pre-disaster recovery planning and focuses on capacity building for governors, mayors, disaster risk management officers, planners, and budget officers. It is jointly…

Lesley Jeanne Y. Cordero|
Disaster Risk Management
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Disaster Risk Management