Documentos e informes
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Natural disasters : what is the role for social safety nets? (Inglés)
The frequency of dramatic natural shocks around the world is a reminder that governments and the international community need to do more to prevent and mitigate the human misery and economic costs that...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 63415 Fecha del documento: 1 de junio de 2011 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Clay, Edward
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Natural disasters : what is the role for social safety nets? (Inglés)
This paper makes the case for why safety nets are an important tool for managing the risk of natural hazards. The use of safety nets is advocated both ex ante, to prevent and mitigate the impact of natural...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo (Serie Numerada) Número del informe: 59699 Fecha del documento: 1 de febrero de 2011 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Braunholz, Tim,Clay, Edward,Pelham,Larissa
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Dominica : natural disasters and economic development in a small island state (Inglés)
This country study of Dominica is the first of three studies undertaken as part of a broader research project aimed at increasing understanding of the wider economic and financial impacts of natural disasters;...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo (Serie Numerada) Número del informe: 24153 Fecha del documento: 31 de octubre de 2001 Autor: Benson, Charlotte,Clay, Edward,Michael, Franklyn
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Drought and Sub-Saharan African economies : La secheresse et les economies des pays d'Afrique Subsaharienne (Francés)
Droughts are frequent and severe in many countries of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and have a devastating impact on their peoples and economies. The extreme vulnerability to rainfall in the arid and semiarid...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 57142 Fecha del documento: 1 de junio de 1999 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Benson,Charlotte,Clay, Edward
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Drought and Sub-Saharan African economies (Inglés)
Droughts are frequent and severe in many countries of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and have a devastating impact on their peoples and economies. The extreme vulnerability to rainfall in the arid and semiarid...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 57142 Fecha del documento: 1 de septiembre de 1998 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Benson,Charlotte,Clay, Edward