Resumen de Rio reconstruction and flood prevention in Brazil
Mohan Munasinghe, Braz Menezes, Martha Preece
Until the Rio Flood Reconstruction and Prevention Project, disaster-related projects funded by the World Bank focused primarily on reconstruction, especially immediate, short-term recovery. The Rio de Janeiro project was notable as a targeted effort to reduce disaster vulnerability by promoting long-term multisectoral development strategies. It taught that reconstruction projects must address specific disaster vulnerabilities as well as cross-sectoral needs in Improving urban environmental management. The project represents a significant step towards developing a strategy for long-term prevention and mitigation of natural disasters and environmental degradation. It is also a good example of an effort to develop support for long-term environmental policies by strengthening indigenous managerial and planning capabilities�something that was not possible in short-term recovery projects.
? Sources for this paper include the following World Bank publications: The Urban Edge, Vol 8, No 10, December 1984; The Urban Edge, Vol 10, No 10, December 1986; Brazil and the World Bank. Into the Fifth Decade, World Bank, Washington, DC, USA, 1990; and The World Bank and the Environment. First Annual Report. Fiscal 1990, World Bank, Washington, DC, USA, 1990.
