Disaster Risk Management

Disasters hurt the poor and vulnerable the most. Over the past decade, the World Bank has emerged as the global leader in disaster risk management, supporting client countries to assess exposure to hazards and address disaster risks.

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Disaster Risk Management At-A-Glance

Disasters hurt the poor and vulnerable the most. Over the past decade, the World Bank has emerged as the global leader in disaster risk management, supporting countries to assess exposure to hazards and address disaster risks.

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Project

Students in Tonga are significantly impacted by natural disasters that results in an estimated 100,000 school days lost in To

Tonga Safe and Resilient Schools

The program helps to enhance the safety and resilience of selected education facilities; and to improve the quality of data-driven education management.

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Canada-Caribbean Resilience Facility

The Canada-Caribbean Resilience Facility (CRF) works to achieve more effective and coordinated gender-informed climate-...
City Resilience

The City Resilience Program (CRP) works to build resilient cities with the capacity to plan for and mitigate adverse impacts of ...
Gender Dimensions of Disaster Risk ...

Men and women, boys and girls have different experiences of disasters. Gender dynamics impact both the way they are affected by ...
Inclusive Disaster Risk Management ...

Empowering citizens and communities, particularly those most excluded, and supporting community participation can result in ...
World Bank Tokyo Disaster Risk ...

The Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries is a program established by the ...
Disaster Risk Analytics

Accurate disaster risk analytics information is crucial to reducing the impacts of disasters and guiding climate adaptation ...

Research

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SAFER SCHOOLS VIDEO

Schools Built in Türkiye Withstood February 2023 Earthquakes

Seismic-resilient schools built with GFDRR support in Türkiye withstood the worst of the shocks brought about by the February 2023 earthquakes. They have become temporary shelters providing earthquake survivors a safe space and operations centers for the coordination and distribution of aid.

Promoting Disability-inclusive Disaster Risk Management in the Pacific

With the support of GFDRR, the World Bank and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, countries across the Pacific are taking steps to ensure that disability inclusion is front and center in their disaster risk management efforts.

Inclusive Resilience in South Asia

Practical actions to advance social inclusion in Disaster Risk Management (DRM) projects. The actions identified are means to proactively expand their resilience impacts to a wider group of beneficiaries who tend to be excluded. (e.g. the elderly, persons with disabilities, women, children, ethnic/religious minorities, etc.).