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World Bank calls for effective planning for natural disasters
Baghdad / follow Baghdadi News .. called the World Bank, on Saturday, to the effective planning and preparedness for natural disasters to mitigate their effects, as long as you can not prevent them.
The World Bank said in a statement issued Thursday evening that the estimates indicate that natural disasters have caused economic losses totaling four trillion dollars over the past 30 years, adding that poor communities are often the hardest hit and the longest for so to recover from the effects of disasters - according to Anatolia - .
The World Bank released a report in conjunction with the Japanese government entitled "Learning from major disasters" and focuses on the lessons of disaster management and risk derived from one of the major disasters in Japan (earthquake Great East Japan in 2011), as the first disaster registered include the earthquake and tsunami and the explosion of a nuclear power plant He stopped the supply of electricity and the disruption of supply chains on a large scale, and the consequent implications for many global industries.
The report indicates that in the light of the anticipated increase in unit climatic events, the world must move from the world usually wait until a culture of prevention and resilience.
The vice president of the World Bank Group for leadership, learning and innovation Sanjay Radan said that "the risks of all sorts, from natural disasters to the financial crisis, can cause enormous devastation to local communities around the world, but research has shown that societies that have succeeded in adapting to these risks can substantial benefits, and therefore we believe that learning from disasters and crises is closely related to us all. "
The statement said that the University of London and the Office of the Vice President of the World Bank Group for leadership, learning and innovation will make an inauguration of a new research project "Learning from the crisis" on the basis of a joint report by the World Bank and the Japanese government.
The World Bank said that the next few decades will witness directing billions of dollars of investment in infrastructure in the rapidly growing cities in the developing world, and will determine the quality of the infrastructure and systems that are being planned on the ability of these cities and their citizens to survive tomorrow. Finished / Agencies
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World Bank calls for effective planning for natural disasters
Baghdad / follow Baghdadi News .. called the World Bank, on Saturday, to the effective planning and preparedness for natural disasters to mitigate their effects, as long as you can not prevent them.
The World Bank said in a statement issued Thursday evening that the estimates indicate that natural disasters have caused economic losses totaling four trillion dollars over the past 30 years, adding that poor communities are often the hardest hit and the longest for so to recover from the effects of disasters - according to Anatolia - .
The World Bank released a report in conjunction with the Japanese government entitled "Learning from major disasters" and focuses on the lessons of disaster management and risk derived from one of the major disasters in Japan (earthquake Great East Japan in 2011), as the first disaster registered include the earthquake and tsunami and the explosion of a nuclear power plant He stopped the supply of electricity and the disruption of supply chains on a large scale, and the consequent implications for many global industries.
The report indicates that in the light of the anticipated increase in unit climatic events, the world must move from the world usually wait until a culture of prevention and resilience.
The vice president of the World Bank Group for leadership, learning and innovation Sanjay Radan said that "the risks of all sorts, from natural disasters to the financial crisis, can cause enormous devastation to local communities around the world, but research has shown that societies that have succeeded in adapting to these risks can substantial benefits, and therefore we believe that learning from disasters and crises is closely related to us all. "
The statement said that the University of London and the Office of the Vice President of the World Bank Group for leadership, learning and innovation will make an inauguration of a new research project "Learning from the crisis" on the basis of a joint report by the World Bank and the Japanese government.
The World Bank said that the next few decades will witness directing billions of dollars of investment in infrastructure in the rapidly growing cities in the developing world, and will determine the quality of the infrastructure and systems that are being planned on the ability of these cities and their citizens to survive tomorrow. Finished / Agencies
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