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May 2012: The World Bank through its Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) is assisting the government of Mexico to position disaster risk management (DRM) as a priority topic for Mexico’s G20 presidency in 2012... |
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May 2012: Nine million people are currently facing food shortages in the Horn of Africa. Learn how the World Bank and GFDRR are helping people in the Horn of Africa and Sahel.. |
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May 2012: Matching satellite technology with crop insurance in India has proved to be a winning combination for World Bank practitioners, India’s small farmers and potentially farmers throughout the world.. |
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May 2012: Mapping experts and development professionals came together under the “GFDRR Innovation Series” – which brought together almost 200 people from 70 organizations .. |
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May 2012: Helping to protect communities around the world, the GFDRR Capacity Development team launched a new e-learning program in Djibouti... |
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May 2012: "Flood risk management and urban resilience requires innovations...," said Mr. Fauzi Bowo, Governor of Jakarta at the 2-day workshop hosted by the Republic of Korea and GFDRR... |
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The Resilience Dialogue, hosted by the European Union, the Government of Japan and the World Bank/GFDRR, put urgency to the task of building resilience in communities and countries around the world.... |
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April 2012: Cities & Flooding will be launched in Geneva and Brussels this week in partnership with the World Bank, GFDRR, UNISDR, and WMO focusing on the impact floods around the world and how to prepare... |
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RECORDING AVAILABLE: The Resilience Dialogue - Preparing for a Changing World: Rapid urbanization and climate change are reshaping and exacerbating disaster risk.. |
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April 2012: In Wenchuan Earthquake-hit Longnan Municipality, a project helped train principals and teachers on disaster management and ... |