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Th is study analyzes the key challenges facing the urban poor, given the risks
associated with climate change and disasters, particularly with regard to the
delivery of basic services...
A report on the Neighborhood Upgrading and Shelter Sector Project in Indonesia. The project focused on the low income population in urban areas in Indonesia. Its goal is to help improve living...
The purpose of the upgrade is to upgrade slum tenements and provide new housing for beneficiaries. Its goal is to help improve living conditions among the urban poor by having the beneficiaries...
This handbook advocates for what the World Bank and several other agencies have defined as owner-driven reconstruction, which has proven to be the most empowering, dignified, sustainable, and cost...
This study outlines ways in which private companies can contribute to disaster prevention and response. It provides useful insights into factors that motivate corporations to be involved. It has...
This document can also be found on the official website of the World Bank at: https://www.worldbank.org.
The objective of this document is to estimate...
Rental Support Cash Grant Programs: An Operational Manual is a guide for carrying out relocation programs based on rental cash grants that was developed by a team of urban, disaster risk...
Disaster risk reduction is the first line of defense in adapting to climate change. Accordingly GFDRR’s basic approach is to build resilience now for better adaptation to a changing climate....
This evaluation of the World Bank’s experience with natural disasters was done by the Independent Evaluation Group–World Bank at the request of the Bank’s Board of Executive Directors. It comes at...
This report—prepared through a consultative process with Government and other stakeholders in the Arab World—assesses the potential effects of climate change on the Arab region and outlines...