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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783584503321

Titolo

Hazards of nature, risks to development : : an IEG evaluation of World Bank assistance for natural disasters / / The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2006

ISBN

1-280-50351-3

9786610503513

0-8213-6651-3

Descrizione fisica

l, 181 pages : color illustrations ; ; 28 cm

Disciplina

363.347

Soggetti

Natural disasters - Economic aspects

Natural disasters - Planning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-181).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Avant-propos; Prefacio; Executive Summary; Résumé analytique; Resumen; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Glossary; 1 Nature, Disaster, and Recovery; Boxes; Figures; Tables; 2 The World Bank Responds; 3 Disasters and Bank Strategy; 4 Relevance of Bank Assistance; 5 Social Dimensions of Disaster; 6 Bank Policy: Implementation and Implications; 7 Conclusions and Recommendations; Appendixes; Endnotes; References

Sommario/riassunto

The World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group examined the World Bank's experience in disaster prevention and response over the past 20 years and found that the scale of Bank operations has grown over the period. The report found that the Bank has demonstrated considerable flexibility in its approach, but actions have tended to be more reactive than proactive, with disaster response taking more of the focus that preventative measures.