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Making Social Protection Shock-Responsive through Disaster Risk Finance Mechanisms: Synthesis Report
This study, conducted in collaboration with the Social Protection Technical Assistance, Advice, and Resources (STAAR) Facility, addresses gaps in evidence on the potential to integrate disaster risk finance (DRF) and social protection systems. The research includes three case studies – Jamaica, Malawi and Mozambique. The study puts forward six lessons and 12 recommendations for donors interested in supporting this agenda.
FINANCING ADAPTIVE SOCIAL PROTECTION IN MALI: DISASTER RISK FINANCE DIAGNOSTIC
As part of the Centre for Disaster Protection’s support to the World Bank Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program (SASPP), the UK-funded Sahel Shock Response Programme seeks to develop a baseline of in-depth analysis on the social protection and disaster risk financing (DRF) landscape in the Sahel region. This is the second in a series of diagnostic reports aimed at informing the design and programming of the Centre’s support to the SASPP.
DEMYSTIFYING PRE-ARRANGED FINANCING FOR GOVERNMENTS: A STOCKTAKE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FROM INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
As the toolkit for pre-arranged financing expands, it is becoming increasingly challenging for governments to determine which instrument, or combination of instruments, best meets their needs. There is no silver bullet or single ‘best’ PAF instrument. To help governments and international partners better prepare for disasters, this report offers an in-depth assessment of pre-arranged financing tools using seven key criteria for ensuring pre-arranged financing reduces the human and financial costs of disasters.
THE STATE OF PRE-ARRANGED FINANCING FOR DISASTERS 2024
The State of Pre-arranged Financing for Disasters 2024 is a unique source of data and analysis on the level of effort of international development donors to support a shift towards arranging financing for disasters, before shocks happen. In its second year, the Centre’s annual analysis of trends and patterns in international development financing for pre-arranged financing for disasters also presents the latest available data on coverage and payouts provided by these instruments.
A YEAR IN REVIEW: ANNUAL REPORT 2023-24
A Year in Review is the Centre’s first published annual report. It details our progress and the challenges we’ve encountered, and showcases our impact from July 2023 to June 2024.
THE GAMBIA DISASTER RISK FINANCE DIAGNOSTIC
This Disaster Risk Diagnostic supports The Gambia’s efforts to strengthen disaster risk financing and recommends ways to build a clearer risk profile.
FINANCING ADAPTIVE SOCIAL PROTECTION IN BURKINA FASO
As part of the Centre for Disaster Protection's support to the World Bank Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program (SASPP), the UK-funded Sahel Shock Response Programme seeks to develop a baseline of in-depth analysis on the social protection and disaster risk financing (DRF) landscape in the Sahel region. This is the first in a series of diagnostic reports aimed at informing the design and programming of the Centre’s support to the SASPP.
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