Rwanda, Sept. 30 -- The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Financing (DPF) with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat DDO) for the Government of Rwanda, aimed at building stronger systems to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to disasters, protecting both lives and livelihoods.Rwanda faces increasing vulnerability to climate-related disasters, with more than 80%of disaster impacts linked to climate change. Since the early 2000s, the frequency and severity of floods, landslides, and droughts have escalated significantly. The devastating floods and landslides of May 2023 alone resulted in 131 fatalities, 104 injuries, and left over 18,000 people homeless, with total physical ...