IDA’S Crisis Response (CRW): Learning Lessons To Drive Change
$3 billion was allocated to the CRW in IDA18, equivalent to a third of IDA’s total spending on crisis financing. This paper and accompanying policy brief detail how the CRW has been used to date, and identifies a number of concrete ways of improving its performance.
Key Findings
Key Terms Used In This Report
Financial arrangements made in advance to pay for disaster prevention, response and recovery.
Being responsible for decisions and resources, listening to affected people, and accepting consequences for actions taken.
A situation where severe needs overwhelm local and national capacity to respond effectively.
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