Glossary

Disaster risk finance diagnostic

An analytical assessment of a country’s disaster risk profile, financing systems and institutional arrangements used to identify funding gaps for disaster response and recommend strategies to strengthen financial preparedness.

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This technical brief, authored by CERDI and supported by the Centre for Disaster Protection, provides an in-depth analysis of flood risk in Chad.

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This report on Chad provides an in-depth analysis of the country’s social protection and disaster risk financing landscape to inform future programme design.

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This guidance note has been developed to help the increasing number of countries and organisations that are considering or using pre-arranged financing instruments.

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This report on Mali provides an in-depth analysis of the country’s social protection and disaster risk financing landscape to inform future programme design.

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This is the first in a series of diagnostic reports aimed at informing the design and programming of the Centre’s support to the SASPP.

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other key terms

Resilience

The ability to withstand shocks, adapt, recover and continue functioning over time.

Adaptive social protection

Social protection systems that adjust to shocks, helping vulnerable people prepare, cope and recover over time.

Crisis risk

The likelihood of harm or loss from crises shaped by hazards, exposure, vulnerability and capacity.

Early warning system

Systems that monitor hazards and share information early, so people can act in time.

Trigger

A predefined threshold that activates payments or actions within risk financing mechanisms.

Crisis protection gap

The difference between expected crisis costs and funding already arranged to cover them.