The Global Shield Financing Facility (GSFF) is a multi-donor trust fund hosted by the World Bank and financed by the Governments of Canada, Germany, Luxembourg, Japan, and the United Kingdom. It supports poor and vulnerable countries and people with increased access to financial protection against climate shocks, disasters, and crises through technical advisory services and integrated financial packages that address protection gaps.
GSFF finances climate and disaster risk financing and insurance (CDRFI) solutions for the most vulnerable countries and communities by strengthening partnerships with a range of stakeholders, including civil society organizations (CSOs), regional risk pools, humanitarian organizations, and the private sector. To support countries in designing and implementing their CDRFI strategies, the GSFF leverages the World Bank’s analytical and advisory work, policy dialogue, and lending operations.
The GSFF is one of three financing vehicles of the Global Shield against Climate Risks (Global Shield) and supports its objectives: to increase protection for vulnerable people and countries; enable faster, more reliable response to climate change impacts; close urgent protection gaps; and make financial protection more systematic, coherent, and sustained. Within an evolving CDRFI landscape, it is a flexible and collaborative vehicle that can provide financial resources to a wide range of partners.
The GSFF evolved from an earlier entity, the Global Risk Financing Facility (GRiF), and was formally launched in November 2022.