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Masyarakat bersatu membangun pasca bencana alam
Setelah gempa bumi besar di Yogyakarta, Indonesia, pada tahun 2006, kawasan kota dan sekitarnya harus membangun kembali atau memperbaiki sekitar 300 ribu rumah. Pemerintah punya pilihan menyewa 1.000...
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Upgrading Apia’s main road, a path to climate-proofing Samoa’s future
Vaitele Street is considered the most important section of road in Samoa and in 2016, through the Enhanced Road Access Project, it received a critical upgrade and extension. Driving from the airport...
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Philippines: A crucial first step to address Metro Manila’s floods
A resident of the city of Manila helps clean up a creek to remove garbage that clogs drainage and waterways. (Photo: Justine E. Letargo/World Bank) Metro Manila -- my current home -- is a metropolis...
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Lessons From Mapping Geeks: How Aerial Technology is Helping Pacific Island...
For many Pacific Island countries, natural disasters such as cyclones and tsunamis, are an all-too common occurrence. Out of the top 15 most at-risk countries for natural disasters globally, four are...
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Are we there yet? – A journey towards sustainable flood risk management in...
The Mataniko River floodplain at Koa Hill, Solomon Islands, after the April 2014 flood. Many houses were completely washed away and several lives were lost. (Photo: Alan McNeil, Solomon Islands...
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Better forecast, better preparedness – investing in improved weather services
Sun or rain? Most of us rely on the daily weather forecast to know what to wear or whether to bring an umbrella. However, for millions of people living in flood prone areas, timely and accurate...
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Wenchuan Earthquake, ten years on: Building back stronger
Photo：Mara Warwick/World Bank It’s been ten years since the Wenchuan Earthquake struck China, leaving an everlasting scar on ravaged land, but also revealing the strong and unyielding will of the...
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纪念世行贷款汶川地震灾后重建项目的难忘岁月
作者(左3）与同事、世界银行专家在项目现场。摄影：华玛雅/世界银行十年，对活着的人们而言，意味着游子回家的路会越来越近；但对于逝去的人们而言，他（她）在亲人的心中却越走越远……恰逢汶川地震十周年之际，我写下此文记忆参与世行贷款汶川地震灾后恢复重建项目历时八年的工作经历，感恩在这场深刻影响中国和撼动世界的自然灾害中为灾后重建付出心血和努力的人们。
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Adapting Fiji's development strategy to the impacts of climate change
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A Catalyst for Green Financing in Indonesia
It is an unfortunate but fact of life that Indonesia often deals with the impacts of natural disasters. It was sadly evident again this week when I arrived in Jakarta to the unfolding disaster caused...
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Safeguarding Indonesia’s development from increasing disaster risks
New settlements in Sleman district post-eruption of Mt. Merapi. Imagine that you live near one of 127 active volcanoes in Indonesia, threatened by the next eruption that could endanger your family....
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Menjaga pembangunan Indonesia dari semakin bertambahnya risiko bencana
Permukiman baru di kabupaten Sleman pasca-letusan Gunung Merapi. Bayangkan bila Anda tinggal dekat salah satu dari 127 gunung berapi aktif di Indonesia, dengan kekhawatiran letusan berikutnya bisa...
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The green growth crossroads: changing course to fight climate change in Lao PDR
Small, landlocked, and resource-rich Lao PDR has been quietly maintaining its place as one of East Asia and Pacific’s fastest growing economies for nearly 20 years. Since 2000, the average economic...
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Turning ‘disability’ into ‘ability’: opportunities to promote disability...
Before joining the World Bank, I worked as an urban designer and often provided advice on how the design of proposed developments could be more accessible for people with disabilities. Sadly, many...
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Mengubah ‘disabilitas’ menjadi ‘kemampuan’: kesempatan untuk...
Sebelum bergabung dengan Bank Dunia, saya bekerja sebagai perancang kota dan sering memberi saran agar rencana pembangunan lebih mudah diakses bagi penyandang disabilitas. Sayangnya, banyak pengembang...
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