World Bank - ISDR partnership to promote resilience of nations and communities to disasters

The World Bank is teaming up with the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and has launched a Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery to reduce the impact of disasters caused by natural hazards on populations and their livelihoods.
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3 Oct 2006
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  • United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

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