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20 Feb 24
Concessional loan support will finance projects to improve resilience against climate change such as those that reduce vulnerability to flooding and coastal erosion, the International Monetary Fund...
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26 Jan 24
Rebuilding damaged infrastructure across eastern Libya following devastating floods could cost around $1.8bn, a joint report from the World Bank, United Nations and European Union has found.
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18 Jan 24
Extreme weather events caused by climate change could lead to $12.5trn of economic losses and 14.5 million extra deaths by 2050 without decisive action to reduce carbon emissions, the World Economic...
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8 Aug 23
The New Zealand government is set to intervene to share the costs of purchasing homes and fixing infrastructure damaged by a recent cyclone.
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9 Jan 23
The Pakistani government has revealed it will need around $8bn to help rebuild the country following a summer of devastating floods.
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7 Oct 22
Serious floods in Pakistan have led to increased public spending and higher debt, and a key factor in a downgrade to the nation’s credit rating, Moody’s has said.
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22 Jul 21
The German government has allocated an initial €200m to help with immediate assistance to regions affected by recent floods.
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4 Sep 17
The UK has allocated £400,000 to flood relief work in Nepal, in addition to the £660,000 already given to NGOs in badly flooded Bangladesh.
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23 May 16
Myanmar’s economy has fallen short of expectations as severe flooding, the pre-election climate and weak external demand weigh on growth, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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28 Apr 16
A $2bn and rising funding gap threatens to hamper the global response to the El Niño weather pattern, the United Nations warned ahead of an appeal meeting earlier this week.
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28 Jan 16
India and the World Bank have agreed finance deals worth $575m that are intended to support the country’s disaster resilience and health services.
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21 Jan 16
The European Commission has announced €77m in funding for the Horn of Africa, with aid reaching Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia.
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1 Apr 15
The World Bank is to provide $73.6m for a road improvement programme in Mozambique to help repair roads affected by floods in the country.