Glossary
Sahel
other key terms
Total crisis financing
Development funding focused mainly on crisis prevention, preparedness and response activities.
Risk layering
Using different financial instruments for different disaster frequencies.
Risk retention
When governments retain and finance disaster costs themselves.
Financial Flows
Financial flows refer to the movement of funds for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and response, covering planned and unplanned sources.
Social protection
Policies and programmes designed to reduce and prevent poverty and vulnerability throughout the life cycle.
International premium support
Premium support is international funding to pay for insurance premiums.
