Disaster Risk Management

Three years on: Four lessons learned from post-disaster recovery in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

The World Bank blog presents four key lessons that apply not only to recovery in Central Sulawesi but to post-disaster recovery elsewhere.

Muhammad Halik Rizki, Jian Vun, Andre Bald|
Disaster Risk Management, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Urban Development

Can Nature-Based Solutions Be an Answer to the Climate Crisis?

In the face of mounting climate impacts, nature-based solutions – using our natural world to address climate-related and societal challenges – are increasingly becoming a fundamental pillar of…

Nadeera Rajapakse, Caitriona Palmer, Priyanka Dissanayake, Thalyta Ernandya Yuwono|
Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Poverty

Four New Year’s Resolution Ideas for Latin America and the Caribbean

Hope and cautious optimism. That’s what the New Year seems to have brought for Latin America and the Caribbean after a tumultuous 2021

Carlos Felipe Jaramillo|
Climate Change, Debt, Digital Development, Disaster Risk Management, Education, Jobs & Development, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty

Small Caribbean islands with big COVID-19 impacts

Many Caribbean islands are battling not only with the COVID-19 pandemic , but also compounding hazards during the Atlantic hurricane season. However, within the region, the Overseas Countries and…

Kerri Cox, Rendell Ernest de Kort, Stefan Leeffers, Mary Boyer|
Disaster Risk Management

Financing options to help smallholder farmers prepare for disaster risks in DRC

An innovative contingent finance and response mechanism can safeguard the farmers’ investment contributions and ensure that they have resources available to restart production in case of extreme…

Cristina Stefan, Diego Arias|
Disaster Risk Management, Fragility Conflict and Violence
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Disaster Risk Management