Central Asia's regional multi-peril risk assessment initiative moves forward - Kazakhstan
Central Asia’s regional multi-peril risk assessment initiative moves forward Format ALMATY, 26 January 2021 – In continuing efforts to reduce the adverse impacts of natural disasters in Central Asia, the World Bank, together with partners, is launching a unique initiative – a multi-peril risk assessment of natural disasters, including earthquakes, floods and selected landslides. The overall objective of the initiative is to strengthen Central Asian countries’ resilience to natural disasters and climate risks by enhancing financial resilience, risk identification capacity, and improved...