Financial Flows
Financial flows refer to the movement of funds for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and response, covering planned and unplanned sources.
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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Mapping Financial Flows For Disasters
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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Development funding focused mainly on crisis prevention, preparedness and response activities.
Trigger
A predefined threshold that activates payments or actions within risk financing mechanisms.
Risk transfer
When disaster risk is shifted to insurers or capital markets.
International premium support
Premium support is international funding to pay for insurance premiums.
Development bank
A public financial institution providing loans, grants and expertise to support development goals.
Crisis financing
Funding designed to prevent, prepare for and respond to crises before and after they occur.
