Glossary

Resilience

The ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, transform and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and functions through risk management (UNISDR 2016).

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This report on Mali provides an in-depth analysis of the country’s social protection and disaster risk financing landscape to inform future programme design.

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other key terms

Other official flows (OOF)

Public funding supporting development that does not meet official aid definitions.

Index

A measurable indicator used to estimate losses and trigger financial payouts.

Social protection

Policies and programmes designed to reduce and prevent poverty and vulnerability throughout the life cycle.

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.

Total crisis financing

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

Sovereign insurance

Sovereign insurance is insurance coverage purchased by a national government to protect its budget against the financial impacts of disasters.