Disaster Prevention Sector Facility
(03/01, GN-2085-5, En, Es) See also Environment and Natural Resources
This document (GN-2085-5) was favorably considered by the Bank's Board of Directors on March 12, 2001
The Sector Facility, in particular, will assist countries to take an integrated approach to reducing and managing their risk to natural hazards before a disastrous event through the following components: (1) Risk identification and forecasting to understand and quantify vulnerability and disaster risk; (2) mitigation to address the structural sources of vulnerability; and (3) preparedness to enhance a country?s readiness to cope quickly and effectively with an emergency. Financing will also be made available for (4) building risk transfer measures to spread financial risks over time and among different actors and (5) establishing effective national systems for risk reduction.
Last updated: 05/08/07
