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).
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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A predefined threshold that activates payments or actions within risk financing mechanisms.
Disaster
A severe event causing widespread harm that exceeds a community’s ability to cope alone.
Development insurer
An insurer supporting development goals through insurance products and technical assistance.
Disaster risk financing
Financial arrangements made in advance to pay for disaster prevention, response and recovery.
Sustainable development
Meeting today’s needs without limiting future generations’ ability to meet theirs.
Other official flows (OOF)
Public funding supporting development that does not meet official aid definitions.
