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DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
AT THE WORLD BANK GROUP
Daniel Kull
Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist
World Bank Group
Rising Global Disaster Impacts
Loss Events Worldwide 2014: Geographical Overview
Presentation Title
RISK - Potential Losses of a 100-year Flood in % of GDP
RISK - Potential Losses of a 100-year Earthquake in % of GDP
2014 Balkan Flood Impacts
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
15% of
GDP
0.4-1.8%
increase
in
poverty
5% of
GDP
Economy
estimated
to contract
0.4% in
2014
SERBIA
Estimated Impact of 2014 Floods in Serbia
Source: Republic of Serbia, World Bank Group, Unite Nations and European Union (2014).
Serbia Floods 2014. Belgrade.
REDUCING
EXISTING
RISK
RESPONDING
&
RECOVERING
MORE
EFFICIENTLY
TO
DISASTERS
AVOIDING
CREATING
NEW RISK
Resilient
Society
Moving Towards Resilience
Role of Hazard, Exposure and Vulnerability in Creating Disaster Risk
Source: World Bank & GFDRR (2013). Building Resilience: Integrating Climate and Disaster Risk into Development -
The World Bank Group Experience. Washington, D.C.
World Bank Group Disaster Risk Management Framework
Source: World Bank, GFDRR & Government of Japan (2012). Sendai Report: Managing Disaster Risks for a
Resilient Future. Washington, D.C.
Risk Assessments for Different Needs and Budgets
Source: World Bank & GFDRR (2013). Building Resilience: Integrating Climate and Disaster Risk into Development
- The World Bank Group Experience. Washington, D.C.
Risk Reduction: Drina Flood Protection Project (BiH)
• Protect 8500 ha of rural/agricultural land
• Protect 54 ha of urban and semi-urban area
• Construct 33.4 km of dykes in Republika Srpska
• Rehabilitate 32.0 km of dykes in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Leveraging European Meteorological Infrastructure for
Preparedness
• Supply weather and climate related satellite data
• Organize co-operative programmes in the fields of
basic meteorological activities (observing systems,
data processing, basic forecasting products,
research & development, training)
• Produces numerical weather forecasts and monitors
the Earth-system
• Carries out scientific and technical research to
improve forecast skill
• Maintains an archive of meteorological data
Financial Protection Instruments
Source: World Bank & GFDRR (2013). Building Resilience: Integrating Climate and Disaster Risk into Development -
The World Bank Group Experience. Washington, D.C.
Resilient Reconstruction: Post 2014 Floods in BiH
Source: Bosnia and Herzegovina, World Bank, United Nations & European Union (2014). Bosnia and Herzegovina
Recovery Needs Assessment: Floods 14-19 May.
• International Development Association (IDA) Crisis Response Window (CRW)
• Finance critical goods, such as fuel and electricity imports
• Support re-establishment of public services
• Reconstruction of local infrastructure
• Support on-going economic recovery initiatives, in particular in agriculture
• Combine with long-term investment for holistic support, such as the Drina Flood Protection Project
Bosnia and Herzegovina Floods Emergency Recovery Project
USD$ 100
million
credit
Coordinated Support: Serbian National DRM Program
Daniel Kull
Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist
+41 22 748 1015
Skype: daniel.kull