Assesing the financial vulnerability to climate-related natural hazards

Assesing the financial vulnerability to climate-related natural hazards  

Publication Date:  2010-03
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
World Bank. ( contributor )
Williges, Keith
Hochrainer, Stefan
Pflug, Georg
Lotsch, Alexander
Mechler, Reinhard
Publisher.Display:  The World Bank ( Washington, DC )
Format:  eBook : Document : International government publication; 1 online resource (35 p.)
Subjects.Display:  Sustainable development
Risk management
Climate change
Urban development
Banks & Banking Reform
Economic development -- Developing countries
Natural hazards and disasters -- Developing countries
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Assesing the financial vulnerability to climate-related natural hazards
Building on success

Building on success  

Publication Date:  2011
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
Java Reconstruction Fund, The World Bank
Publisher.Display:  The World Bank ( Washington, D.C. )
Subjects.Display:  Disaster response and recovery
Aid and development
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Building on success
Climate change adaptation and natural disasters preparedness in the coastal cities of North Africa

Climate change adaptation and natural disasters preparedness in the coastal cities of North Africa  

Publication Date:  2011-06
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
World Bank. The Arab World Initiative (AWI).
Marseille Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI)
Publisher.Display:  World Bank ( Washington, DC )
Subjects.Display:  Climate change -- Africa, North
Natural hazards and disasters -- Africa, North
Coasts -- Cities -- Africa, North -- Alexandria (Egypt)
Coasts -- Africa, North -- Bou Regreg Valley (Morocco)
Coasts -- Africa, North -- Bouregreg Valley (Morocco)
Coasts -- Cities -- Africa, North -- Tunis (Tunisia)
Coasts -- Cities -- Africa, North -- Casablanca (Morocco)
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Climate change adaptation and natural disasters preparedness in the coastal cities of North Africa
Climate resilient cities

Climate resilient cities  

Publication Date:  2008
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
World Bank.
World Bank. East Asia and Pacific Regional Office. Sustainable Development
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)
Publisher.Display:  World Bank ( Washington, D.C. )
Format:  Document : International government publication; Electronic text document (xxi, 150 p.) : PDF file, col. ill., col. maps ; 4.48 MB.
Subjects.Display:  Climate change -- Environmental aspects -- East Asia
Climate changes -- Risk management -- East Asia
Environmental impact analysis -- East Asia
Natural hazards and disasters -- East Asia
Risk management -- East Asia
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Climate resilient cities
Climate risks and adaptation in Asian coastal megacities

Climate risks and adaptation in Asian coastal megacities  

Publication Date:  2010-09
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The World Bank. ( contributor )
Publisher.Display:  World Bank ( Washington, DC )
Format:  eBook; 1 elecronic resource (120 p.) : ill.
Subjects.Display:  Metropolitan areas -- Asia.
Coast changes -- Asia.
Climate change -- Asia.
Global warming -- Asia.
Sea level -- Asia.
Climate and civilization -- Asia.
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Climate risks and adaptation in Asian coastal megacities
Density and disasters

Density and disasters  

Publication Date:  2009-12
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
World Bank.
Lall, Somik V
Deichmann, Uwe
Publisher.Display:  World Bank ( Washington, DC )
Format:  eBook : Document : International government publication; 1 online resource (48 p.)
Subjects.Display:  Natural hazards and disasters
Risk management
Hazard mitigation
Natural disasters -- Economic aspects
Urban development
Land use
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Density and disasters
Disaster risk management: taking lessons from evaluation

Disaster risk management: taking lessons from evaluation  

Publication Date:  2007-02
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
Independent Evaluation Group (World Bank)
Publisher.Display:  The World Bank ( Washington, DC )
Format:  Conference proceedings
Subjects.Display:  Disaster response and recovery
Risk management
Conference proceedings
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Disaster risk management: taking lessons from evaluation
Economic vulnerability and disaster risk assessment in Malawi and Mozambique

Economic vulnerability and disaster risk assessment in Malawi and Mozambique  

Publication Date:  2009
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
The World Bank
Risk Management Solutions Inc (RMSI)
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Global Facilty for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
Publisher.Display:  World Bank ( Washington, D.C. )
Subjects.Display:  Natural hazards and disasters
Risk management
Droughts -- Malawi
Droughts -- Mozambique
Floods -- Malawi
Floods -- Mozambique
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Economic vulnerability and disaster risk assessment in Malawi and Mozambique
Financial protection of the state against natural disasters

Financial protection of the state against natural disasters  

Publication Date:  2010-09
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
World Bank ( contributor )
Mahul, Olivier
Ghesquiere, Francis
Publisher.Display:  World Bank ( Washington, DC )
Format:  eBook : Document : International government publication; 1 online resource (26 p.)
Subjects.Display:  Natural hazards and disasters
Risk management
Hazard mitigation
Urban development
Developing countries
Economic assistance
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Financial protection of the state against natural disasters
Five feet high and rising

Five feet high and rising  

Publication Date:  2011-05
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
Bloch, Robin
Lamond, Jessica
World Bank. ( contributor )
Jha, Abhas
Bird, Alan
Lopez, Ana
Proverbs, David
Davies, John
Bhattacharya, Namrata
Papachristodoulou, Nikolaos
Barker, Robert
Publisher.Display:  World Bank ( Washington, DC )
Format:  eBook : Document : International government publication; 1 online resource (68 p.)
Subjects.Display:  Risk management
Climate change
Natural hazards and disasters -- Floods
Urbanization
Urban development
Groundwater -- Management
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Five feet high and rising
Global facility for disaster reduction and recovery

Global facility for disaster reduction and recovery  

Publication Date:  2007
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU)
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
The World Bank (WB)
Publisher.Display:  United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) ( Geneva, Switzerland )
The World Bank ( Washington, DC )
Subjects.Display:  Disaster response and recovery
Risk management
Disaster relief
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Global facility for disaster reduction and recovery
IEG annual report 2011

IEG annual report 2011  

Publication Date:  2011
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
World Bank.
World Bank. Independent Evaluation Group.
Publisher.Display:  The Independent Evaluation Group. The World Bank Group ( Washington, D.C. )
Subjects.Display:  World Bank
Economic development projects -- Evaluation
Economic assistance -- Evaluation
Source Institution:  Florida International University
IEG annual report 2011
Integrating disaster risk reduction into the fight against poverty

Integrating disaster risk reduction into the fight against poverty  

Publication Date:  2008
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
World Bank. Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) ( contributor )
USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance ( contributor )
Publisher.Display:  World Bank. Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) ( Washington, DC )
Subjects.Display:  Risk management
Disaster risk management series
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
Poverty
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Integrating disaster risk reduction into the fight against poverty
Is it time to factor natural disasters into macroeconomic scenarios

Is it time to factor natural disasters into macroeconomic scenarios  

Publication Date:  2011-03
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
Thomas, Vinod
World Bank. Poverty Reduction and Economic Management. ( contributor )
Publisher.Display:  World Bank, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network ( Washington, DC )
Format:  eBook : Document : International government publication; 1 online resource (4 p.)
Subjects.Display:  Natural disasters -- Economic aspects.
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Is it time to factor natural disasters into macroeconomic scenarios
It is not too late: preparing for Asia's next big earthquake

It is not too late: preparing for Asia's next big earthquake  

Publication Date:  2011-02
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
Yanev, Peter I
World Bank ( contributor )
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery. ( contributor )
Publisher.Display:  World Bank ( Washington, DC )
Format:  Book : International government publication; 27 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects.Display:  Emergency management -- Asia
Natural hazards and disasters -- Earthquakes -- Asia
Source Institution:  Florida International University
It is not too late: preparing for Asia's next big earthquake
Making social protection work for pro-poor disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation

Making social protection work for pro-poor disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation  

Publication Date:  2011-03
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
World Bank ( contributor )
Newsham, Andrew
Davies, Mark
Béné, Christophe
UK Department for International Development (DFID) ( contributor )
Institute of Development Studies (IDS) ( contributor )
Publisher.Display:  World Bank ( Washington, DC? )
Subjects.Display:  Hazard mitigation
Risk management.
Climate change.
Poverty.
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Making social protection work for pro-poor disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation
Mapping vulnerability to climate change

Mapping vulnerability to climate change  

Publication Date:  2011-01
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
World Bank ( contributor )
Heltberg, Rasmus
Bonch-Osmolovskiy, Misha
Publisher.Display:  World Bank ( Washington, DC )
Format:  eBook : Document : International government publication; 1 online resource (20 p.)
Subjects.Display:  Climate change, economies, and society -- Tajikistan
Climate Change Mitigation -- Tajikistan
Population policy -- Tajikistan
Agriculture -- Tajikistan
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Mapping vulnerability to climate change
The MDGs after the crisis

The MDGs after the crisis  

Publication Date:  2010
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
The World Bank
Publisher.Display:  The World Bank ( Washington, D.C. )
Subjects.Display:  Economic assistance -- Developing countries -- International cooperation
Financial crises -- Developing countries
Poverty -- Developing countries
unknownDeveloping countries -- Economic conditions -- Twenty-first century
Source Institution:  Florida International University
The MDGs after the crisis
Natural disasters

Natural disasters  

Publication Date:  2011-02
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
World Bank ( contributor )
Pelham, Larissa
Clay, Edward
Braunholz, Tim
World Bank. Human Development Network. Social Protection Team. ( contributor )
Publisher.Display:  World Bank ( Washington, DC )
Format:  Book : Document : International government publication; Computer File; 142, [5] p. : digital, PDF file, ill.,
Subjects.Display:  Risk management
Disaster planning
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Natural disasters
Natural disasters, self-insurance and human capital investment

Natural disasters, self-insurance and human capital investment  

Publication Date:  2009-04
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
Yamauchi, Futoshi
Yohannes, Yisehac
Quisumbing, Ma Agnes R
World Bank. ( contributor )
Publisher.Display:  World Bank ( Washington, D.C. )
Format:  eBook : International government publication
Subjects.Display:  Natural hazards and disasters
Vulnerable populations -- Children
Human capital
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Natural disasters, self-insurance and human capital investment