Glossary

Hazard

A process, phenomenon or human activity that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation (UNISDR 2016).

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This insight paper aims to improve the reader’s understanding of two initiatives aiming to address aspects of climate challenge.

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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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other key terms

Total crisis financing

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

Crisis

A situation where severe needs overwhelm local and national capacity to respond effectively.

Shock-responsive social protection

Social protection systems adapted to scale quickly when large shocks affect many people.

Financial Flows

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

Risk profile

Underlying risks that an organisation or country is exposed to and the extent to which they are mitigated by pre-arranged finance.

Ex ante

Actions, decisions or financial arrangements made before a disaster or crisis occurs.