Glossary

Financial Flows

Financial flows refer to the movement of funds for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and response, covering planned and unplanned sources.

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The report contributes to a broader study to consider the opportunities, potential risks, and benefits of channelling disaster risk financing instruments through national social protection systems.

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The report contributes to a broader study to consider the opportunities, potential risks, and benefits of channelling disaster risk financing instruments through national social protection systems.

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This Disaster Risk Diagnostic supports The Gambia’s efforts to strengthen disaster risk financing and recommends ways to build a clearer risk profile.

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This paper aims to identify available data and methodologies, explore whether these could support a global database to track disaster-related financial flows.

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This policy brief draws on the findings of five Discussion Papers in the Centre’s IDA19 Series.

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Lessons for IDA from the UK Government’s approach to explicit contingent liabilities.

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This paper charts the evolution of the World Bank’s approach to crisis risk financing.

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This paper proposes an innovative approach to financing contingent liabilities using IDA.

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other key terms

Disaster risk finance diagnostic

An analytical assessment of a country’s disaster risk profile.

Total crisis financing

Development funding focused mainly on crisis prevention, preparedness and response activities.

Adaptive social protection

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

Pre-arranged financing

Financing approved before crises that is released automatically when agreed triggers are met.

Anticipatory Action

Actions taken before a crisis hits to prevent or reduce potential disaster impacts prior to a shock or before acute impacts are felt.

Preparedness

Skills, systems and resources developed to respond effectively to likely future crises.