Documents and publications

Environment Working Papers no. 1. - ENV/WKP(2007)1
 
This report is part of an OECD project on cities and climate change. A priority of this project is to explore the city-scale risks of climate change and the benefits of both (local) adaptation policies

European and Mediterranean workshop on disaster reduction at school, held on 29-30 October 2007 in Paphos, Cyprus.

Session 1: Ensuring safety of schools
Session 2: Building a culture of risk
Session 3: Raising awareness through new tools
Concluding

NBER Working Paper No. 12813.

The year 2005 brought record numbers of hurricanes and storm damages to the United States. Was this a foretaste of increasingly destructive hurricanes in an era of global warming? This study examines the economic impacts of U

Evaluation brief, no. 4.

The evaluation brief brings attention to the World Bank investments at risk. It alerts task managers to increases in the number and severity of flood and windstorm disasters resulting from environmental degradation, population

On February 22nd, 2007, about 70 professionals from the private sector and the development community met at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C. to explore the opportunities and challenges for developing Private-Public Partnerships (PPPs) for

This report is part of a series of multistakeholder projects aimed at catalysing action on key global challenges. The unprecedented frequency and costs of natural disasters and the projected increase of their severity due to climate change are posing

In consequence, lending for natural disasters is a growing business for the Bank. The lessons produced by this evaluation are expected to inform good practice and ensure the achievement of results in Bank activities. The evaluation is also intended for

The study on 'Flood Loss Reduction in Bangladesh' was carried out by the Institute of Flood Control and Drainage Research (IFCDR) of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) at the request of the Development Research and Policy Analysis