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THE ROLE OF DISASTER RISK FINANCE IN TACKLING PANDEMIC AND EPIDEMIC RISK
This note intends to shift the discussion on pandemic and epidemic risk finance to a practical approach about the benefits of applying a disaster risk finance (DRF) lens to new financial mechanisms as they are developed and deployed. It outlines key trends of financial flows toward outbreak response and identifies relevant emerging initiatives and opportunities to help governments scale up pre-agreed finance.
ADDRESSING LOSS AND DAMAGE: INSIGHTS ON THE FUND AND THE GLOBAL SHIELD
Climate change is wreaking havoc on human lives, livelihoods and well-being in the world’s most vulnerable countries and communities. After decades of little to no progress, the agenda for loss and damage finance has shifted considerably in the past 12 months, with the announcement and launch of two major initiatives that aim to address aspects of this challenge. One is the Loss and Damage Fund agreed to at COP27, which has emerged from within the UNFCCC; the other is the Global Shield against Climate Risks, a joint G7 and V20 initiative.
This insight paper aims to improve the reader’s understanding of these two initiatives and provide insights into how thy may relate to each other, including possibilities for complementarity, and underlying tensions.
INNOVATIONS IN SOVEREIGN DEBT: TAKING DEBT PAUSE CLAUSES TO SCALE
This insight paper provides an overview of the key features of debt pause clauses, also known as climate resilient debt clauses. The paper highlights issues that may affect the incentives of sovereign governments and creditors to adopt them. It builds on confidential advice to the UK-chaired Private Sector Working Group by the Centre for Disaster Protection and has been informed by a private roundtable discussion with key legal, sovereign finance and development experts convened by the Centre in March 2023.
BASIS RISK IN DISASTER FINANCING FOR HUMANITARIAN ACTION
This insight paper examines the challenge of handling basis risk in disaster risk financing systems. It argues how the use of data and management of basis risk has the potential to significantly increase the neutrality and impartiality of humanitarian decision-making, offering a new type of financing and increased accountability.