Glossary

Disaster risk management

Disaster risk management is the application of disaster risk reduction policies and strategies to prevent new disaster risk, reduce existing disaster risk and manage residual risk, contributing to the strengthening of resilience and reduction of disaster losses (UNDRR n.d.).

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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 guidance note provides an overview of the Centre for Disaster Protection’s quality assurance service—a free-to-use and impartial service.

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This brief forms part of a cross-country study on the opportunity cost of reallocating budgets in response to disasters.

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This paper explores how DRF instruments are being framed and understood within the panorama of Loss and Damage policy and finance agendas, highlighting areas of contention and sensitivity.

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This paper examines the role insurance can play as part of a wider strategy to help societies adapt to climate change and recover from disasters.

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other key terms

Social protection

Policies and programmes designed to reduce and prevent poverty and vulnerability throughout the life cycle.

Crisis risk

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

Parametric insurance

Insurance that pays when an agreed indicator reaches a set level, not actual losses.

Sustainable development

Meeting today’s needs without limiting future generations’ ability to meet theirs.

Attachment point

The loss level above which a reinsurer begins paying under a reinsurance agreement.

Prevention

Actions taken to avoid or reduce the impacts of future crises and hazards.