KUALA LUMPUR, June 30, 2016—Malaysia’s economy remains resilient, with GDP projected to grow by 4.4 percent in 2016 and 4.5 percent in 2017, according to new economic analysis from the World Bank. The...
Date: June 30, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
LILONGWE, January 29, 2014 – Aiming to avert large-scale flood and drought damage in Malawi, the government is implementing disaster forecasting and risk modeling measures that are reducing risks and creating...
Date: January 29, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Over the last few weeks, Tacloban and large parts of the Visayas have been capturing global headlines as a result of the terrible tragedy Typhoon Yolanda brought to this area of the Philippines. Thousands...
Date: December 20, 2013
Type: Opinion
Language: English
More powerful than Hurricane Katrina that hit the United States in 2005, Typhoon Yolanda is one of the costliest and deadliest storms in the Philippines to hit the country in recent years, displacing over...
Date: November 27, 2013
Type: Opinion
Language: English
MANILA, Sept.5, 2013 - ‘Lesson not learned,’ wrote Candy Dizon in her blog, at the height of typhoon Maring (international name: Trami) in August 2013. The businesswoman lamented how the combination...
Date: September 23, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, September 5, 2013 –A new World Bank project will support the delivery of reliable weather and water information to people throughout Yemen, especially the poor and vulnerable who are most affected...
Date: September 5, 2013
Type: Press Release
Language: English
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