GFDRR supports governments in designing financial protection strategies and instruments to respond to natural disasters. The Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance thematic area leads the dialogue on financial resilience as a component of the World Bank’s support to countries in better managing disasters and climate shocks. It connects financial expertise with risk management across many sectors, bringing countries comprehensive solutions and helping them to become more effective in managing their own risk. 

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Highlights from Disaster Risk Finance

Publication

Estimating the direct economic damage in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines due to Hurricane Beryl.

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Video

A closer look at how contingency financing has helped enable disaster readiness in the Philippines.

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Results in Resilience

Advancing policy reforms for crisis preparedness and a resilient built environment.

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Publication

Integrating gender into climate and disaster risk finance and insurance operations.

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Blog

A layered approach to disaster risk financing strategies.

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Feature

Helping strengthen the Philippines’ institutional and financial capacity to manage climate risks.

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Blog

Lessons learned from an assessment of disaster-resilient PFM in Caribbean countries.

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Blog

Enhancing financial resilience to disasters and identifying capacity-building strategies.

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Disaster Risk Finance Grants Around the World
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Partnership
Building resilience and adaptation capacity for the most vulnerable in the Caribbean.
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Video
One of the most comprehensive financial preparedness reform programs among emerging economies.
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Feature
Bridging financial and physical innovations, delivering sustainable solutions.
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Results in Resilience
Advancing policy reforms for crisis preparedness and a resilient built environment.
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E-Learning
Gain key insights into a range of innovative Disaster Risk Finance (DRF) projects.
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Publication
Bolstering capacity for climate and disaster risk preparedness.
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Publication
Informing disaster risk reduction efforts in Central Asia.
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Key Contacts
Rashmin Gunasekera
Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist, Program Lead​
Mary Boyer
Senior DRM Specialist, Program Co-lead​