1. The ProVention Consortium
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Independent Evaluation Group
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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ,EVACUATION ,INFRASTRUCTURE ,DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS ,RISK ANALYSIS ,EARLY WARNINGS ,REINSURANCE ,OVERHEAD COSTS ,FIRE ,INSURANCE COMPANIES ,DISASTER EVENTS ,HURRICANE ,PROJECTS ,INSURANCE COMPANY ,TRANSACTION COSTS ,INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES ,DISASTER REDUCTION ,DISASTER MANAGEMENT ,DISASTER RECOVERY ,INFORMATION DISSEMINATION ,EMPLOYMENT ,TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ,CRITERIA ,RISK ASSESSMENT ,EL NINO ,DISPUTE SETTLEMENT ,LENDING ,DAMAGE ,RISK REDUCTION ,RESOURCE ALLOCATION ,CRED ,EMERGENCY RESPONSE ,ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER ,EARTHQUAKES ,GOVERNMENTS ,METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION ,BANK ,MEDICINES ,DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ,DISASTER RISK REDUCTION ,RISK MANAGEMENT ,BANK MANAGEMENT ,STRATEGIES ,DISASTER RESPONSE ,DAT DATABASE ,INSURERS ,INDUSTRY ,DISASTER SITUATIONS ,FINANCE ,DMF ,ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ,TRANSFERS ,FISCAL YEAR ,FLOOD ,DISASTER MANAGEMENT FACILITY ,HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE ,HEALTH RISKS ,EMERGENCIES ,GRANT PROGRAMS ,SERVICES ,INVESTMENT GRANTS ,RELIEF ,RISKS ,NATURAL HAZARDS ,NEGOTIATIONS ,VICTIMS ,INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION ,TECHNICAL COOPERATION ,VULNERABILITY TO DISASTERS ,PROPERTY ,DISASTER VICTIMS ,SLUM ,ALLIANCES ,CLIMATE CHANGE ,ALLIANCE ,DISASTER RECONSTRUCTION ,WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ,DISASTER PREVENTION ,ACCIDENTS ,DECLARATION ,REINSURER ,NATURAL HAZARD ,MINISTRIES OF FINANCE ,NEGOTIATION ,EPIDEMIOLOGY ,NATURAL DISASTER REDUCTION ,EARTHQUAKE ,ACCOUNTING ,EMERGENCY MANAGERS ,VALUE ,RISK ,FOREIGN AFFAIRS ,LOCAL GOVERNMENT ,GOVERNANCE ,PRINCIPAL ,EMERGENCY ,CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON THE EPIDEMIOLOGY ,ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ,ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS ,FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ,SAFETY ,DEVELOPMENT NETWORK ,DISASTERS ,BANK ACCOUNTING ,INSURANCE ,REVENUE ,NATURAL DISASTERS ,ADVERSE IMPACT OF HAZARDS ,ACCIDENT ,BANKS ,GRANTS ,LAND ,DISASTER RELIEF ,IMPACT OF DISASTERS ,DISASTER MANAGEMENT TRAINING ,PRIVATIZATION ,PUBLIC POLICY ,DISASTER MANAGERS ,PRIVATE REINSURANCE ,NATURAL DISASTER ,CREDIT ,TSUNAMI ,PUBLIC FINANCE ,DISASTER INSURANCE ,FORECASTING ,MICROFINANCE ,PUBLIC POLICIES ,TECHNOLOGY ,DISASTER RISKS ,NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT STRATEGY ,DISASTER EXPERTS ,FLOODS ,HOUSING ,DISASTER MITIGATION ,INTEREST ,EMERGENCY OPERATIONS ,TRANSPORT ,DISASTER ,DISASTER RISK ,ADB ,TRUST FUNDS ,DISASTER TYPES ,TENT ,URBAN DEVELOPMENT ,ACCOUNTABILITY - Abstract
The provention consortium was created in February 2000 as a formal partnership between the World Bank, other International Financial Institutions (IFIs), bilateral donor organizations, the insurance sector, the academic community, and civil society. Designed as a think-tank to commission research and to disseminate risk reduction tools, the provention secretariat was to rotate from one partner organization to another. Thus, after three years at the Bank, the secretariat was transferred to the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Geneva. The overall goal of provention is to reduce the social, economic, and environmental impacts of natural disasters on vulnerable populations in developing countries in order to alleviate poverty and contribute to sustainable development. This is achieved through (a) forging partnerships; (b) promoting policy; (c) improving practice; and (d) sharing knowledge. Under the Washington-based Secretariat, provention supported four types of activities: applied research studies, pilot and demonstration projects, education and training activities, and workshops and conferences. Provention was repeatedly criticized for its weak governance structure. Therefore, the secretariat commissioned a governance review in 2005. The governance review recommended reactivating the presiding council (PC); replacing the Steering Committee (SC) by a forum to discuss the impact of disasters in developing countries; and creating an Advisory Committee as the main governing body.
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- 2008