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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okr-10986-70012021-04-23T14:02:27Z Hazards of Nature, Risks to Development : An IEG Evaluation of World Bank Assistance for Natural Disasters Independent Evaluation Group 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 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. 2012-06-04T16:31:19Z 2012-06-04T16:31:19Z 2006 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/6891782/hazards-nature-risks-development-ieg-evaluation-world-bank-assistance-natural-disasters 978-0-8213-6650-9 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7001 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication |
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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 |
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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 Independent Evaluation Group Hazards of Nature, Risks to Development : An IEG Evaluation of World Bank Assistance for Natural Disasters |
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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. |
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Independent Evaluation Group |
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Independent Evaluation Group |
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Hazards of Nature, Risks to Development : An IEG Evaluation of World Bank Assistance for Natural Disasters |
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Hazards of Nature, Risks to Development : An IEG Evaluation of World Bank Assistance for Natural Disasters |
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Hazards of Nature, Risks to Development : An IEG Evaluation of World Bank Assistance for Natural Disasters |
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Hazards of Nature, Risks to Development : An IEG Evaluation of World Bank Assistance for Natural Disasters |
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Hazards of Nature, Risks to Development : An IEG Evaluation of World Bank Assistance for Natural Disasters |
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hazards of nature, risks to development : an ieg evaluation of world bank assistance for natural disasters |
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Washington, DC: World Bank |
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2012 |
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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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