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Series #:11/16 Contacts: In Manila: Dave Llorito (632) 917-3047 E-mail: dllorito@worldbank.org Erika Lacson - Esguerra (632) 917-3013 E-mail: elacson@worldbank.org In Washington: Carl Hanlon (202) 473-8087 E-mail: chanlon@worldbank.org MANILA, JANUARY 7, 2011- A pilot project designed to enable targeted rural communities in the Philippines to cope with…

About this Document Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP) has developed the guidebook, Community Risk Assessment (CRA) to assist Bangladesh to meet the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) to mainstream risk reduction within development and operational planning and…

KARACHI, 30 December 2010 (IRIN) - In recent months stories in the Pakistani media of horrendous abuse suffered by some children engaged in domestic work have focused attention on their plight. In Karachi, the capital of the southern province of…

CANCUN, 16 December 2010 (IRIN) - Under the new Cancun Agreements, endorsed at the end of the UN climate change talks in Mexico, countries have been asked to submit their views on the possible development of a climate and…

PIA Press Release Davao City (12 December) -- Rep. Maria Carmen Zamora-Apsay and two other members of Congress returned to the country following their successful participation at the 10th annual conference of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank (PNoWB)…

CANCUN, 9 December 2010 (IRIN) - Competition between UN agencies for limited funds, sometimes involving donors, hampered the UN in responding cohesively as "one organization" to help countries develop climate change programmes, said a senior official. In a session on…

Glaciers in Southern South America and Alaska Melting Faster than those in Europe, says new UNEP Report Scientists Warn that Many Low-Lying Ones Vital for Dryland Communities May Disappear Over Coming Decades News Comes as Norway Announces Funding for Himalayan Climate…

PESHAWAR, 6 December 2010 (IRIN) - The sound of hammering can be heard all over flood-hit areas of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber-Pakhtoonkh'wa province. In his village outside the town of Charsadda, Rehman Ahmed is trying to fix lengths of canvas…

Mitchell: Crops are key in fight against climate change Crops that survive the devastating effects of climate change are needed to save the world's poorest people from hunger and poverty, the International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell said today as he…

Designed to increase risk awareness for populations living within the footprint of Explosive Remnants of Conflict (RoC), the project aims at changing popular attitude vis-a-vis RoC and weapons in general. The Project that will cover 2 Agencies of the Federally Administered…