Assessing the financial vulnerability to climate-related natural hazards (English)

National governments are key actors in managing the impacts of extreme weather events, yet many highly exposed developing countries -- faced with exhausted tax bases, high levels of indebtedness, and limited donor assistance -- have been unable to raise sufficient and timely capital to replace or repair damaged infrastructure and restore livelihoods after major disasters. Such financial vulnerability hampers development and exacerbates poverty. Based...

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Mechler,Reinhard;

Hochrainer,Stefan;

Pflug, Georg;

Lotsch,Alexander;

Williges, Keith;
Document Date
2010/03/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS5232
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1
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1
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World,
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Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Assessing the financial vulnerability to climate-related natural hazards
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Mechler,Reinhard; Hochrainer,Stefan; Pflug, Georg; Lotsch,Alexander; Williges, Keith.

Assessing the financial vulnerability to climate-related natural hazards (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5232 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/299571468332689968

Assessing the financial vulnerability to climate-related natural hazards (English)

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