Glossary

Pandemic

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This paper outlines key trends of financial flows toward outbreak response and identifies relevant emerging initiatives.

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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 brief forms part of a cross-country study on the opportunity cost of reallocating budgets in response to disasters.

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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 looks at key lessons from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) first anticipatory action (AA) pilot for drought in Somalia.

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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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This discussion paper examines the unequal impacts of the pandemic across different groups.

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This paper summarises the different shocks created by the global Covid-19 crisis.

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other key terms

Development bank

A public financial institution providing loans, grants and expertise to support development goals.

Trigger

A predefined threshold that activates payments or actions within risk financing mechanisms.

Sustainable development

Meeting today’s needs without limiting future generations’ ability to meet theirs.

Crisis

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

Contingent liabilities

Possible financial obligations that only become real if specific future events occur.

Development insurer

An insurer supporting development goals through insurance products and technical assistance.