Blogs

How Rapid Financing Helped Madagascar Recover After a Devastating Cyclone

In the Spotlight | Andrew Zimba on Building Trust Before Technology in Disaster Risk Insurance

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Global Shield Financing Facility

October 02, 2026

Andrew Zimba began his career as a teacher, and a passion that started with computers and music grew into a career spanning the public and private sectors, across consulting, software development,

Ready before the river rises: A new public-private financing model for protecting communities in Bangladesh

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Sumati Rajput

July 02, 2026

Jamuna is one of the largest and most dynamic rivers in the world.

From Learning to Impact: How the World Bank Group Academy Drives Scalable Solutions: Spotlight on the Disaster Risk Insurance Academy Impact Program 2026

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Veronique Kabongo

July 01, 2026

In the Spotlight | Featuring Nicola Jenns and the Vision Behind FCDO’s Disaster Risk Finance Work

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Global Shield Financing Facility

May 28, 2026

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) began working with disaster risk finance (DRF) with its first investment in the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) in