Counter Crisis
A podcast series by the Centre for Disaster Protection on pre-arranged financing for disasters.
Season Three
The people closest to a disaster are often the furthest away from where decisions about the money to respond are made. The third season of Counter Crisis travels that distance and meets people who are working to close it.
An Introduction to Season Three
Welcome to the third season of Counter Crisis.
Hurricane People
What does it take to build Jamaica's level of disaster protection, and is it enough as storms get stronger?
Black Rain
How do you insure against a once-in-a-thousand-years disaster — and what happens when the policy doesn't pay?
Between Flood and Drought
How does a country on the climate frontline build a future its young people want to be part of?
The Quiet Disaster
Heat doesn't behave like other disasters, so how do we insure against it?
Season Two
In this season we hear from frontline government and humanitarian leaders and delve into the vital role of pre-arranged financing to build resilience in a world where the costs of crises are increasing and aid is reducing.
An Introduction to Season Two
Meet the hosts and hear all about the second season of Counter Crisis.
If we know it’s coming, why do we wait?
In this episode we uncover how pre-arranged financing can help when floods, drought and conflict have eroded coping capacities.
Breaking the Cycle of Response and Recovery
Jeevan Vasagar and guests talk about how pre-arranged financing could finally break costly cycles of response and recovery.
A Brighter Future for Global Disaster Response?
Pre-arranged financing is more cost-effective than reactive aid – what will it take to scale it up before the next crisis strikes?
Season One
The season explores how smarter, pre-arranged disaster finance can save lives as we examine floods, climate shocks, and pandemics through expert insights on readiness, resilience, and global equity in crisis response.
The State of Pre-Arranged Financing
In this episode we ask what needs to change to ensure the most vulnerable communities receive the protection they need?
Can Finance Save Climate-Vulnerable Countries From Drowning?
Discussing the latest break-throughs in global financing architecture.
Are we Ready for the Next Pandemic?
How future pandemics don't need just more money; we need systems that ensure money is timely and reaches the frontline.
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Launching: Counter Crisis Season 3
The brand new season of Counter Crisis is released today.
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Climate risk finance works better when more voices are in the room. Early evidence from Pakistan, Costa Rica and The Gambia shows how that idea holds up and where it still falls short.
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Our newly launched dashboard lets you explore how financial protection is actually used in practice by countries and regions.
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