02900oam 22006375 450 991078358450332120200520144314.01-280-50351-397866105035130-8213-6651-3978082136650910.1596/978-0-8213-6650-9(CKB)1000000000225243(EBL)459638(OCoLC)70708488(SSID)ssj0000087274(PQKBManifestationID)11998388(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087274(PQKBWorkID)10074368(PQKB)11631094(MiAaPQ)EBC459638(Au-PeEL)EBL459638(CaPaEBR)ebr10130752(CaONFJC)MIL50351(OCoLC)466448741(The World Bank)ocm70285033(US-djbf)14505552(EXLCZ)99100000000022524320060818d2006 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHazards of nature, risks to development : an IEG evaluation of World Bank assistance for natural disasters /The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World BankWashington, D.C. :World Bank,2006.l, 181 pages color illustrations ;28 cmDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-6650-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-181).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; ReferencesThe 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.World Bank e-Library.Natural disastersEconomic aspectsNatural disastersPlanningNatural disastersEconomic aspects.Natural disastersPlanning.363.347UUMUUMBAKERDLCBOOK9910783584503321Hazards of nature, risks to development3718457UNINA