Total crisis financing
A sub-set of international development financing, which includes activities and flows to organisations whose primary purpose is to deliver prevention, preparedness and response to crises (Centre for Disaster Protection).
More money is being arranged before disasters strike than ever before. Our 2025-26 review looks at our part in that shift and where we go next.
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A Year in Review 2024–25 shows how the Centre for Disaster Protection is turning ideas into impact.
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This report lays out a vision for new systems of financing to respond to the changing nature of global refugee crises.
Read moreShock-responsive social protection
Social protection systems adapted to scale quickly when large shocks affect many people.
Vulnerability
Conditions that increase how severely people or communities are affected by 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.
Climate resilient debt clause or 'debt pause clause'
A provision in sovereign debt contracts that enables the borrower to temporarily stop repaying debt service for a pre-agreed period when a predefined event occurs.
Catastrophe bond
A catastrophe bond (cat bond) is a risk-transfer financial instrument that allows governments or insurers to transfer disaster risk to capital market investors.
