Natural Disasters
A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, storms, and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or damage property, and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake, the severity of which depends on the affected population's resilience and on the infrastructure available.In modern times, the divide between natural, man-made and man-accelerated is quite difficult to draw with human choices like architecture, fire, resource management or even climate change potentially playing a role. An adverse event will not rise …
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UN: The United Nations · 6 December 2024 English
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severe (geo)political divides, conflict, natural disasters due to climate change and economic uncertainty … severe (geo)political divides, conflict, natural disasters due to climate change and economic uncertainty …
World Bank Group · 9 May 2024 English
most severe protracted humanitarian crisis, compounded by conflict, economic collapse, and natural disasters. Current food insecurity assessments rely on expert evaluation of evidence with limited temporal …
compounded by conflict, economic collapse, and natural disasters. Current food inse- curity assessments rely …
World Bank Group · 9 May 2024
most severe protracted humanitarian crisis, compounded by conflict, economic collapse, and natural disasters. Current food insecurity assessments rely on expert evaluation of evidence with limited temporal …
ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 9 May 2024 English
Introduction Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government was re-elected to power for the fourth consecutive time at the 12 th parliamentary election in January 2024. PM Hasina returned …
cyclones and tropical storm surges. Table 1: Natural Disasters in Bangladesh, 2008-2023 Type of Disaster … 43 percent of Bangladesh’s population.30 Natural disasters and the impact of climate change severely … likely to lose life and property during natural disasters as they have limited mobility and lack rights … progress in lowering the death toll from natural disasters, Bangladesh faces increasing climate risks …
World Bank Group · 9 May 2024 English
of health crises, including epidemics and natural disasters. The financing structure of the project reflects …
World Bank Group · 9 May 2024 English
most severe protracted humanitarian crisis, compounded by conflict, economic collapse, and natural disasters. Current food insecurity assessments rely on expert evaluation of evidence with limited temporal …
compounded by conflict, economic collapse, and natural disasters. Current food inse- curity assessments rely …
World Bank Group · 9 May 2024 English
Risks due to sustainabilit y factors: natural disasters, unexploded ordnances … L L L For disasters: …
World Bank Group · 9 May 2024 English
infrastructure ensuring learning continuity when natural disasters like earthquakes and typhons hit schools. …
World Bank Group · 8 May 2024 English
communities and economies against the impact of natural disasters more effectively. End-to-end multi-hazard … Objective 3.1: Strengthened resilience to natural disasters and climate change and mainstreaming disaster … preparedness among women for responding to natural disasters by monitoring their involvement and feedback …
World Bank Group · 8 May 2024 French
inequalities affect persons with disabilities, their caregivers and their families. Similarly, natural disasters and extreme climatic phenomena, aggravated by climate change, instability, and conflict, disproportionately …
