Hazards of Nature, Risks to Development : An IEG Evaluation of World Bank Assistance for Natural Disasters

Hazards of Nature, Risks to Development : An IEG Evaluation of World Bank Assistance for Natural Disasters

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...

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Main Author:	Independent Evaluation Group
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY CAR CAS CASS CATASTROPHES COUNTRY ASSISTANCE COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES COUNTRY PROGRAMS DEATH TOLLS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISASTER DISASTER EVENTS DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER PLANNING DISASTER RESPONSE DISASTER RISK DOCUMENTS DROUGHT EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMERGENCIES EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FIRE FLOOD FLOODING FLOODS HEDGING HOUSING HURRICANE HURRICANES INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE MISSIONS MORAL HAZARD NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL HAZARDS NONLENDING SERVICES OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROJECT PERFORMANCE RECONSTRUCTION RESPONSE TO DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT SUBSIDIARY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPORT TSUNAMI VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/6891782/hazards-nature-risks-development-ieg-evaluation-world-bank-assistance-natural-disasters http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7001

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Summary:	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.