Ensuring Impact: The Role Of CSOs In Strengthening World Bank Disaster Risk Financing

Drawing on examples from around the world, this paper argues that civil society organisations play a vital role in ensuring that crisis financing approaches are designed and delivered effectively. It concludes that in IDA19, CSOs should be more actively engaged in its crisis financing work.

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