Globally, floods are the most frequent and damaging natural hazard. To help manage the impact of flooding on people and economies, the World Bank provides technical assistance, advisory services, and financing...
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the first pandemic caused by a coronavirus (COVID). Countries around the world moved swiftly to declare states of emergency, closing ports...
Globally, floods are the most frequent and damaging natural hazard. This poses a serious development challenge to many countries and their efforts to reduce poverty and increase shared prosperity. To help...
Globally, floods are the most frequent and damaging natural hazard. This poses a serious development challenge to many countries and their efforts to reduce poverty and increase shared prosperity. To help...
Globally, floods are the most frequent and damaging natural hazard. This poses a serious development challenge to many countries and their efforts to reduce poverty and increase shared prosperity. To help...
Globally, floods are the most frequent and damaging natural hazard. This poses a serious development challenge to many countries and their efforts to reduce poverty and increase shared prosperity. To help...
Operation and maintenance are critical to ensuring the effectiveness of urban flood management investments over time. In the context of human and financial resource constraints, Japanese cities must enhance...
Careful planning and prioritization are critical in the selection of an appropriate mix of integrated urban flood risk management (IUFRM) solutions. An integrated approach to urban flood risk management1...
Understanding the causes of flood disasters, and ways to mitigate them, is an essential first step toward the integrated management of flood risk in cities. This can help decision makers guide investments...
This Knowledge Note summarizes the experiences of, and lessons learned by Japanese cities that have designed and implemented various types of urban flood risk management investments. Building on the broad...
The objective of this policy note is to influence the ongoing discussion on how urbanization can contribute to improving disaster resilience. This note seeks to raise awareness of some of the opportunities...