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The Regional Emergency Preparedness and Access to Inclusive Recovery Program

REPAIR team members at a workshop

The Regional Emergency Preparedness and Access to Inclusive Recovery Program (REPAIR) is the culmination of over a decade of hands-on experience and deep commitment to disaster risk finance (DRF) i

Driving Innovation and Resilience: Olivier Mahul Reflects on a Decade of Transforming Disaster Risk Finance at the Insurance Development Forum

Photo: Curt Carnemark / World Bank

In this interview, Dr Olivier Mahul, Global Manager for Climate Finance Mobilisation at the World Bank, and former Ex-Officio Member of IDF Steering Committee and Co-Chair of IDF Operating Committe

Top: Climate and Disaster Risk Finance Executive Education Program; Below: Knowledge Hub Day.

Top: Climate and Disaster Risk Finance Executive Education Program; Below: Knowledge Hub Day

Public private knowledge partnership is critical to help developing countries develop climate and disaster risk finance strategies as the range of financial products offered by both dev

Maleshoane Lekomola-Danziger

Maleshoane Lekomola-Danziger

On a sunny afternoon in Muldersdrift, South Africa, we had the privilege of sitting down with Maleshoane Lekomola-Danziger (Budget Controller, Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, Lesotho)

“PRB, Indonesia, Tangguh!” This was the spirit of the week of March 4-7, 2024, when 37 government officials from five-line ministries

The Global Shield Financing Facility (GSFF) combats the fragmentation of climate and disaster risk finance and insurance initiatives through active collaboration with diverse stakeholders, thereby

Our Impact in Burkina Faso

Our Impact in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is home to a vast informal micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector that includes over 1.4 million businesses.

With 60 percent of its population living in coastal areas and directly exposed to flooding and cyclone risk, the Government of Mozambique has prioritized disaster preparation and response since 199