Japan has long suffered from intermittent but devastating natural disasters. Over the years, the country has developed a comprehensive disaster risk management (DRM) system to ensure that disaster response...
This toolkit was conceived for the use of two groups of World Bank Group (WBG) staff and consultants. The primary target users consist of social protection and labor (SPL) specialists who help WBG client...
The Rapid Social Response Program (RSR) multidonor program was established in 2009 to help the world’s poorest countries, in partnership with the World Bank, to build effective social protection systems...
This report summarizes progress made by the Rapid Social Response Program (RSR), with special emphasis on the last 12 months. RSR was established in 2009 with initial support from the Russian Federation...
In the past decade, the world has seen a rapid succession of crises resulting from rising food and fuel prices, a breakdown of global financial systems, a changing climate and pressure on natural resources...
The main goal of this paper is to draw lessons from the past to better understand the role and potential of social protection in response to crisis, and support the definition of the World Bank social...
In January 2006 the price of natural gas supplied to Moldova increased from $80 to $110 per thousand cubic meters (mcm). Prices may increase further in the near future, putting additional pressure on the...