In 2012, Somalia was considered a failed state characterized by multiple, protracted, and deeply rooted fragility and development challenges. Today, Somalia remains one of the poorest and most fragile...
Ratings of Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project for Nigeria were as follows: outcome was moderately satisfactory, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation quality was...
The development objective of Sindh Flood Emergency Housing Reconstruction Project for Pakistan is to deliver beneficiary-driven, multi-hazard resilient reconstruction of core housing units affected by...
Pakistan consistently ranks among the top 10 countries worldwide most affected by climate change. More frequent and extreme weather events are adversely impacting ecosystems, people, and their settlements...
Climate change is increasing household exposure to extreme heat, floods and other natural disasters. This paper examines the differential exposure of poorer households to heat and floods in South Asia...
This review of the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Completion and Learning Review (CLR) covers the period of the Country Partnership Strategy (CPS), fiscal years (FY) 15-22. The Performance and Leaning Review...
North Macedonia is an upper-middle-income country that aspires to join the European Union (EU), but its sustained growth has been achieved at high environmental and health costs. North Macedonia has been...
Uttarakhand is a Himalayan Mountain state located in the Northern part of India, which is regularly devastated by flash floods, landslides, earthquakes, forest fires, glacier lake outbursts, and cloudburst...
Tanzania is seeking US100 million dollars in support from the IDA CRW PLUS (CRW+) to respond to landslides, floods and Cyclone Hidaya disasters caused by El-Niño. The El-Niño phenomenon led to above average...
The development objective of the Metro Manila Flood Management Project for Philippines is to reduce flood risks in Metro Manila by constructing and rehabilitating pumping stations, improving solid waste...
The development objective of the Metro Manila Flood Management Project for Philippines is to reduce flood risks in Metro Manila by constructing and rehabilitating pumping stations, improving solid waste...
This document relates to the work carried out within the RAS on Technical Support for the Preparation of Flood Risk Management Plans for Romania Project, also known as the RO - FLOODS Project, and is directed...
In accordance with paragraph 18 of the Resolution of the Inspection Panel (the Panel), on June 25, 2024, the Panel received a Request for Inspection (the Request) related to the World Bank-financed Nigeria:...
The objectives of the Flood and Drought Management Project are to increase flood control for people living in selected areas of Türkiye and to strengthen the country's institutional capacity for flood...
Crisis preparedness is a policy priority across the globe. To respond to this critical and urgent challenge, the World Bank is strengthening its Crisis Preparedness and Response Toolkit to further empower...