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.
Read moreClimate resilient debt clause or 'debt pause clause'
A provision in sovereign debt contracts that enables the borrower to temporarily stop repaying debt service for a pre-agreed period when a predefined event occurs.
Basis risk
The gap between measured indicators and real losses causing payouts to differ from actual damage.
Disaster risk finance diagnostic
An analytical assessment of a country’s disaster risk profile.
Resilience
The ability to withstand shocks, adapt, recover and continue functioning over time.
Contingent loan (or credit) and grants
A pre approved loan or grant released automatically when agreed crisis conditions or triggers are met.
Attachment point
The loss level above which a reinsurer begins paying under a reinsurance agreement.
