Mary Boyer
Disaster Risk Management Specialist
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World Bank
Strengthening Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries
Data scarcity, high vulnerability to natural hazards, limited fiscal space, fragile governance mechanisms.
These are some of the challenges low and middle-income countries face in preparing for and responding to disasters. In the coming years, disasters caused by climate impacts, geophysical hazards and health emergencies will continue to disproportionately impacts these countries—leading to losses in development gains and regional spillover effects. Cost effective DRM solutions are critical.