Building back better : achieving resilience through stronger, faster, and more inclusive post-disaster reconstruction (English)

The 2017 Unbreakable report made the case that disaster losses disproportionately affect poor people. The Caribbean hurricane season of 2017 was a tragic illustration of this. Two category 5 hurricanes wreaked destruction on numerous small islands, causing severe damages on islands like Barbuda, Dominica, and Saint Martin. The human cost of these disasters was immense, and the impact of this devastation was felt most strongly by poorer communities...

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Hallegatte,Stephane;

Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik;

Walsh,Brian James;
Document Date
2018/06/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
127215
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
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World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2018/06/18
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Building back better : achieving resilience through stronger, faster, and more inclusive post-disaster reconstruction
Keywords
asset loss

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Hallegatte,Stephane; Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik; Walsh,Brian James.

Building back better : achieving resilience through stronger, faster, and more inclusive post-disaster reconstruction (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/420321528985115831

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