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Projected sea level rise would mean 40% of the buildings in the Marshall Islands’ capital of Majuro would be permanently flooded and entire islands would disappear, potentially costing the Pacific country its status as a nation, according to a devastating new report from the World Bank, also supported by GFDRR.

In addition to the Guardian, the report has also been featured in the Washington Post.

By pulling the right levers, cities can generate solutions for the climate crisis that will define the course for others to follow.

The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or IBRD) priced a catastrophe bond that will provide the Government of Jamaica with financial protection of up to US $185 million against losses from named storms for three Atlantic tropical cyclone seasons ending in December 2023.

Today, the World Bank Group solemnly remembers the victims and families affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami disaster of 2011, and honors the continued recovery efforts by the people of Japan. 

GFDRR economist Paolo Avner has co-authored an article for the March 2021 edition of Journal of Housing Economics titled "Spatial distributions of job accessibility, housing rents, and poverty: The case of Nairobi."

Every year, the global open data community gathers for hundreds of local events for the annual Open Data Day, organized by Open Knowledge Foundation. Groups host hackathons, workshops, webinars and more to show the benefits of open data in their local community, and to encourage the adoption of open data policies in government, business and civil society. The next Open Data Day is Saturday, March 6th, 2021.

Ten innovators from across the world have won the TechEmerge Resilience India Challenge for their cutting-edge technology solutions in dealing with the twin challenges of immediate disaster response in the time of COVID-19 and building long-term disaster and climate resilience.

In continuing efforts to reduce the adverse impacts of natural disasters in Central Asia, the World Bank, together with partners including GFDRR, is launching a unique initiative – a multi-peril risk assessment of natural disasters, including earthquakes, floods and selected landslides.

Today the World Bank Group and CES announced the winners of the Global Tech Challenge at CES®2021. The result of a partnership between the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and the World Bank Group, the Global Tech Challenge was launched at CES 2020 to reward scalable and innovative technological solutions in three main areas: digital health in East Africa, resilience in India and gender equality around the world.