Glossary

International development financing

International development financing includes official development assistance (ODA) and other aid-like flows, referred to in OECD DAC aid statistics as other official flows (OOF) (Centre for Disaster Protection).

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This is the third year that the Centre for Disaster Protection has published its flagship report, and this year it goes further than ever before.

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This data-led report assesses the state of pre-arranged financing supported with international development financing in low-and middle-income countries.

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This cross-country synthesis study calculates what the opportunity cost of budget reallocations was during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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This report offers lessons on the process of developing the trigger for the Malawi AA Framework and captures lessons on how AA pilots are being designed and implemented in real time.

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This research has highlighted the flaws in the current system which is not always able to support response where need is greatest.

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other key terms

Risk profile

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

Risk retention

When governments retain and finance disaster costs themselves.

Hazard

A natural or human process that can cause injury, damage or disruption.

Shock-responsive social protection

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

Total crisis financing

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

Indemnity insurance

Insurance that pays based on assessed losses after damage to a specific asset.