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Disaster Risk Insurance Academy Impact Program - Learning Week 2026

From June 9-12, the "Disaster Risk Insurance Academy Impact Program 2026" brought together close to 40 reform champions – senior government officials, central bank representatives, regulators, and local insurance industry leaders – from 17 countries for a conversation that is at the heart of di
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[Event Recap] Strengthening the Linkages Between Disaster Risk Finance and Adaptive Social Protection - Launch of Joint Note

On 3 June, the Global Shield Secretariat, the Global Shield Financing Facility (GSFF), and the World Food Programme (WFP) co-hosted a webinar marking the launch of a

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[Fragility Forum 2026] Inclusive Finance in FCV: Building MSME Markets and Protecting Livelihoods Against Shocks

Within the next decade, an estimated 400 million of the world's extreme poor are expected to be living in fragile countries — and 75% of people facing acute food insecurity already are.

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[Event Recap] Senegal Validates the Implementation Plan for its National Strategy for Financing Climate and Disaster Risks

In June 2026, Senegal’s Ministère de l’ Economie, des Finances et du Plan (MEFP), convened a workshop at the WBG office in Dakar to validate the Implementation Plan (Plan de Mise en Œuvre, PMO) for its

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How Private Investment Is Reshaping Livestock Farming in Kenya

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • The Horn of Africa has the largest concentration of livestock keepers in the world, as many as 7 million of them in Kenya.
  • Wor
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Learning Week on Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance 2026

Zambia joins REPAIR

[Event Recap] Government of Zambia launches the REPAIR project, informed by the World Bank's Disaster Risk Financing Diagnostic

On the 18th March 2026, the Government of Zambia officially launched their joining of the Regional Emergency Preparedness and Access to Inclusive Recovery (REPAIR) Program in Lusaka, Zambia.

Over $29 Million Payout for Madagascar After Cyclones Fytia and Gezani

Over $29 Million Payout for Madagascar After Cyclones Fytia and Gezani

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Knowledge Bank and Peer Learning in Action on Disaster Risk Finance – REPAIR in Southern Africa

Launch of Senegal’s National Disaster Risk Finance Strategy (SNFRC)

[Event Recap] Launch of Senegal’s National Disaster Risk Finance Strategy (SNFRC)

The Government of Senegal, through the Ministry of Finance and Budget, officially launched its National Disaster Risk Finance Strategy (Stratégie nat