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From Planning to Action: How Saint Lucia Fast-Tracked a New Era of Urban Flood Resilience
Jared Phillip Mercadante
The Government of Saint Lucia and the World Bank set out to prepare a new investment.
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From Dreams to Classrooms: Building Safer Schools in the Kyrgyz Republic 
ERIK aims to retrofit and rebuild schools, strengthen capacity, and enhance disaster risk management
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Extreme urban heat: a growing threat to Latin American cities
Marcela Silva , Carina Lakovits , Paula Restrepo David
Rising temperatures are already transforming how cities function—threatening lives and livelihoods.
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Data in action: a decade of remote, rapid damage assessments
Kerri Cox , Rashmin Gunasekera , Harriette Stone
Between 2015 and November 2024, GRADE was used in 66 disasters across 54 countries.
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Stronger before the storm: How Colombia built a system to withstand disaster
Diana Rubiano , Bridget M. Jordan , Alexander Agosti
With World Bank and GFDRR support, Colombia has advanced a proactive approach to resilience.
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Race cars and hydromet systems: What do they have in common?
Melanie Kappes , Mohammad Rafiqul Islam
Bangladesh has made significant strides in strengthening hydromet service provision.
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Building a resilient future for Comoros
Tahir Akbar , Ben Ahmed Abdou Aboubacar , Kabeer Dawani
The World Bank approved the $45 million Comoros Post-Kenneth Recovery and Resilience Project
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Hacking the heat: How data innovations can help cities face a rising threat
Nick Jones , Matthias Demuzere
Connecting the insights of urban climate science with the urgent adaptation needs of cities.
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Stronger After the Storm: Rebuilding Lives, Rebuilding Pakistan
Kamran Akbar , Yunziyi (Lisa) Lang
GFDRR’s sustained support has helped Sindh not just rebuild, but rebuild better.
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Extreme weather and nature loss: can the private sector be part of the infrastructure solution?
Monica Bennett , Will Davies , Khafi Weekes
Mobilizing private sector participation and investment to address growing disaster risks