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Half a year ago, Russia's economic prospects looked uncertain. The global economy was losing momentum, the expansion in the euro area was grinding to a halt and commodity prices were beginning to fall. Yet, while output growth is slowing this year in line with weaker growth in Europe and...
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increasingly important. And yet, many cities do not have master plans to guide their projected growth, let alone tools for risk … minimize risk today and then think about addressing future risk. This methodology report describes the underlying risk … components, including a description of the models required inputs related to metropolitan elements at risk, hazard sub …
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The Drought Risk and Resilience Assessment (DRRA) offers a structured methodology for evaluating drought risk and … overall drought risk by analyzing past and future drought hazards, impacts, and vulnerabilities, followed by a gap analysis of … drought risk and enhance resilience. The DRRA is adaptable to different country contexts, leveraging existing data and …
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-responsive is a key strategic pillar of the government’s Disaster Risk Financing Strategy. The SCTP scalable mechanism was first …
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critical to ramp up the institutional capacity and policies for a comprehensive disaster risk management program and to improve … coordination between oversight and implementing agencies through upgraded legislation with disaster risk reduction measures while … demonstrated that a whole-of-government approach is critical for meaningful results in a multi-sectoral engagement on disaster risk …
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, environmental degradation and global climate change. Reducing the risk of disasters will be key to achieving the development goals … disaster risk management in the Philippines. The objectives of the first study were to: document the impacts of natural … disaster risk; and identify options for more effective management of that risk. This follow-on study is intended to support the …
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country's current capacity to reduce and manage disaster risk; and identify options for more effective management of that risk …, it is important that a national framework for comprehensive disaster risk management be prepared and implemented. The … framework should incorporate the essential steps of integrated risk management, which include risk identification, risk …
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In project finance, risks are allocated to the parties best able to manage them. However, the risk mitigation … commercial risk mitigation instruments commonly used in project finance by private lenders and sometimes by equity investors. The … construction period, three main groups of instruments are used to mitigate risk: contractual arrangements and associated guarantees …
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This note summarizes the conclusions of the review of the insurance sector in the Lebanon as part of the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP). The main objectives of the assessment are to review the performance and structure of the insurance sector with respect to: the potential exposure...
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