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Strategic Framework for the Financial Management of Disaster Risk
World Bank Group - 2015
. Actions taken by the GoP in financial management of disaster risk are consistent with law 34 of June 5, 2008, the law on … integrated framework of fiscal risk management; (ii) ensure that governments have access to immediate funds following a disaster …: (i) identification, quantification, and understanding of fiscal risk due to disasters; (ii) incorporation of disaster …
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Risks in Fast Payment Systems and Implications for National Payments System Oversight
World Bank Group - 2021
The World Bank (WB) has been monitoring closely the developments of Fast Payment Systems (FPS) by central banks and private players across the globe. This comprehensive study of FPS implementations across the world has resulted in the design of a policy toolkit on the implementation of FPS, in...
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The Impacts of Disaster Risk on Sovereign Asset and Liability Management
World Bank Group - 2021
expenditures and financial risks. Understanding the impacts of disaster risk on sovereign assets and liabilities plays a key part … in understanding the potential impact of sovereign disaster risk finance strategies which allow governments to reduce the … to financial shocks posed by disaster risk through improved understanding of the impacts of disaster risk on both sides …
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Climate Risk Country Profile : Azerbaijan
World Bank Group - 2021
This document aims to succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by Azerbaijan. This includes rapid onset and long-term changes in key climate parameters, as well as impacts of these changes on communities, livelihoods, and economies, many of which are already underway. This is a high-level...
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Climate Risk Country Profile : Georgia
World Bank Group - 2021
Georgia is located in the South Caucasus region, sharing land borders with Russia to the north, Turkey to the southwest, Armenia to the south, and Azerbaijan to the east. Over the past two decades, Georgia has experienced significant economic change, urbanization, and displaced populations (due...
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Climate Risk Country Profile : Afghanistan
World Bank Group - 2021
Climate change is a major risk to good development outcomes, and the World Bank Group is committed to playing an …
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Climate Risk Country Profile : Cambodia
World Bank Group - 2021
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has led to unprecedented adverse social and economic impacts. Further, the pandemic has demonstrated the compounding impacts of adding yet another shock on top of the multiple challenges that vulnerable populations already face in day-to-day life, with...
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Climate Risk Country Profile : Indonesia
World Bank Group - 2021
The Republic of Indonesia, herein Indonesia, is the world's largest archipelagic state, consisting of more than 17,500 islands with over 81,000 kilometres (km) of coastline, a population of 270.6 million as of 2019 and the largest economy in Southeast Asia. Indonesia is highly vulnerable to...
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Climate Risk Country Profile : Kazakhstan
World Bank Group - 2021
The Republic of Kazakhstan is located in Central Asia, the country shares borders with the Russian Federation to the north, China to the east, and Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and the Kyrgyz Republic to the south. The Caspian Sea forms a natural boundary to the west. Kazakhstan contains...
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Climate Risk Country Profile : Kyrgyz Republic
World Bank Group - 2021
The Kyrgyz Republic is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest, and China to the east. A wide variety of natural hazards also affect the Kyrgyz Republic. Earthquakes are common and have led to loss of life and significant damage to infrastructure...
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