Acting Today for Tomorrow

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2017-05-30T19:49:38Z
dc.date2017-05-30T19:49:38Z
dc.date2012
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:00:22Z
dc.descriptionPacific island countries continue to be among the most vulnerable in the world: they combine high exposure to frequent and damaging natural hazards with low capacity to manage the resulting risks. Their vulnerability is exacerbated by poorly planned socioeconomic development, which has increased exposure and disaster losses, and by climate change, which has increased the magnitude of cyclones, droughts, and flooding. Currently, inefficient management of risks negates development gains and incurs large costs for national and local governments. Progress in reducing vulnerability has been retarded in part because of fundamental problems with coordination and cooperation among relevant actors at all levels. 'acting today for tomorrow' provides case studies, data, and analysis from the Pacific region to make a case for climate-and disaster-resilient development as being the most appropriate way to address the above challenges. It outlines what the consequences are of not acting today to reduce risk, what important lessons have emerged from the last decade, and what must be done to move toward resilient development in Pacific island countries. The document is intended for an audience of practitioners and policymakers at all levels across all relevant sectors. Its analysis and recommendations are meant to inform disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) planning across a range of institutions. Over the last decade, some important lessons have emerged about what works, and what does not work, to reduce vulnerability. It is clear now that project-based DRR and CCA initiatives with relatively short time frames encourage fragmented efforts, inhibit carryover across initiatives, and ultimately do little to reduce underlying vulnerability in a lasting way. To achieve robust and effective political authority, leadership, and accountability for more resilient development, governments should anchor coordination of DRR and CCA in a high level central ministry/body both at national and regional levels and ensure that leaders are knowledgeable about disaster and climate risk management.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/351471468098049265/Acting-today-for-tomorrow-a-policy-and-practice-note-for-climate-and-disaster-resilient-development-in-the-pacific-islands-region-with-supporting-research-analysis-and-case-studies
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/26776
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/26776
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/414126
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO DRINKING WATER
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectACIDIFICATION
dc.subjectACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectALLIANCES
dc.subjectALLOCATION
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectBUILDING CODES
dc.subjectCAPITAL COST
dc.subjectCATALYSTS
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectCIVIL DEFENCE
dc.subjectCLEAN TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION INITIATIVE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE FUND
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGES
dc.subjectCLIMATE DATA
dc.subjectCLIMATE EFFECTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE EVENTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE INFORMATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCLIMATE MONITORING
dc.subjectCLIMATE PROOFING
dc.subjectCLIMATE RESEARCH
dc.subjectCLIMATE RESILIENCE
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISK
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISKS
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE- PROOF
dc.subjectCLIMATE-PROOF
dc.subjectCLIMATE-RELATED RISKS
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCO
dc.subjectCOLORS
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCONFRONTING CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCONSEQUENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOPE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOST ANALYSES
dc.subjectCOST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCOST-BENEFIT
dc.subjectCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSES
dc.subjectCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectDAMAGES
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDECLARATION
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEMAND FLUCTUATIONS
dc.subjectDESALINATION
dc.subjectDEVASTATION
dc.subjectDISASTER
dc.subjectDISASTER EMERGENCY
dc.subjectDISASTER EVENT
dc.subjectDISASTER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDISASTER PREPAREDNESS
dc.subjectDISASTER RECOVERY
dc.subjectDISASTER REDUCTION
dc.subjectDISASTER RELIEF
dc.subjectDISASTER REPORT
dc.subjectDISASTER REPORTED
dc.subjectDISASTER RESPONSE
dc.subjectDISASTER RISK
dc.subjectDISASTER RISK REDUCTION
dc.subjectDISASTER RISKS
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectDISCOUNT RATE
dc.subjectDISEASE SURVEILLANCE
dc.subjectDISTILLATION
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectDIVISION OF LABOR
dc.subjectDONOR COORDINATION
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectDROUGHTS
dc.subjectEARTHQUAKE
dc.subjectEARTHQUAKES
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectECONOMIC COSTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DATA
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMICS OF ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectELECTRIC UTILITIES
dc.subjectEMERGENCIES
dc.subjectEMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
dc.subjectEXTREME EVENT
dc.subjectEXTREME EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME NATURAL HAZARD
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFATALITIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFLOOD
dc.subjectFLOOD FORECASTING
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SHORTAGES
dc.subjectFOREIGN AFFAIRS
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectHEAT WAVES
dc.subjectHIGH TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectHURRICANE
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND-USE CHANGE
dc.subjectLOWER COSTS
dc.subjectMANAGING CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGY
dc.subjectNATIONAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTER
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNATURAL HAZARD
dc.subjectNATURAL HAZARDS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE BASE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectPOLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPRESENT VALUE
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectREDUCING EMISSIONS
dc.subjectREGIONAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectRELIEF
dc.subjectREPLACEMENT COSTS
dc.subjectRESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectRISK ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL COSTS
dc.subjectSOUTHERN OSCILLATION
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTHREAT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectTROPICAL CYCLONE
dc.subjectTROPICAL CYCLONES
dc.subjectTSUNAMI
dc.subjectTSUNAMI RECOVERY
dc.subjectTSUNAMIS
dc.subjectUNEP
dc.subjectUNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectWARNING SYSTEM
dc.subjectWARNING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectWATER TANKS
dc.subjectWEATHER CONDITIONS
dc.subjectWEATHER EVENTS
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWIND SPEEDS
dc.subjectWIND STORMS
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.titleActing Today for Tomorrow
dc.titleA Policy and Practice Note for Climate- and Disaster-Resilient Development in the Pacific Islands Region, with Supporting Research, Analysis, and Case Studies
dc.typePolicy Note
dc.typeDocument de politique générale
dc.typeDocumento de políticas

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