Blogs

“PRB, Indonesia, Tangguh”

In the Spotlight | Featuring: Treasurer Rosalia V. De Leon - Charting a Resilient Future: The Trailblazer of Disaster Risk Finance in the Philippines

September 20, 2023

Several years ago, Rosalia V.

Activating the World Bank's Crisis Preparedness Toolkit to Protect Pastoralists in the Horn of Africa

September 06, 2023

Last June, we had the opportunity to attend a workshop in London, UK, to learn how the

Bringing a Gender Perspective to Disaster Risk Finance Can Save Lives and Support Recovery

July 12, 2023

Global studies have shown that disasters – in general – often affect women harder than men.

In the Spotlight | Featuring: Barry Maher - This Actuary Collaborates for Disaster Risk Finance

May 04, 2023

In conversation with Barry Maher, Senior Financial Sector Specialist

Financing Adaptive Social Protection for Drought in Malawi to Protect the Vulnerable

April 18, 2023

Written by Mulder Mkutumula (Scalable Coordinator, Government of Malawi), Evie Calcutt (Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank), Chipo Msowoya (Senior Social Protect

[World Bank Group & World Food Programme - Joint Blog] Combining Efforts with Our Development Partners, We Can Go the Extra Mile

November 22, 2022

The World Bank Group and the United Nations World Food Programme have an ongoing partnership to strengthen our financial resilience programs for the most vulnerable, incl

How drought insurance and value chains can support Somalia’s livestock economy

October 04, 2022

Pastoralists rely primarily on livestock for their livelihoods.

Featured Authors

Olivier Mahul

Practice Manager, Crisis and Disaster Risk Finance

World Bank Group