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

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.

Pre-arranged financing

Financing approved before crises that is released automatically when agreed triggers are met.

Disaster risk financing

Financial arrangements made in advance to pay for disaster prevention, response and recovery.

Prevention

Actions taken to avoid or reduce the impacts of future crises and hazards.

International development financing

Public funding flows supporting development objectives in lower income countries.

Index

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