From November 18 to 22, 2024, the World Bank Group’s Crisis and Disaster Risk Finance team organized a knowledge visit to New Zealand for 14 senior officials from the Government of Indonesia.

From July 3-9, 2024, a unique knowledge exchange visit was facilitated by the World Bank Group’s Crisis and Disaster Risk Finance team. The visit involved four countries seeking to understand and exchange best practices in Disaster Risk Financing (DRF).

Linking climate and disaster risk finance with adaptive social protection

The World Bank’s Global Shield Financing Facility (GSFF) and its donors (the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity, Luxembourg; and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany), in collaboration with the World Food Programme, will host a session tit

The Malawi Climate and Disaster Risk Finance (CDRF) Workshop, held on October 14, 2024, brought together a diverse array of stakeholders to discuss Malawi’s experience with climate and disaster risk financing, share lessons, and explore future pathways for improving financial resilience.

On September 26, the Regional Emergency Preparedness Project for Inclusive Recovery (REPAIR) was officially launched in Comoros by the World Bank and African Risk Capacity Ltd (ARC Ltd.).

The Power of DRF Training

Learning events provide many benefits to both the participants and organizers, such as increasing knowledge and understanding amongst participants. However, what might go unnoticed is how much they also create opportunities for cooperation, spur progress, and enable operational work.

Dakar, July 2024 - The Republic of Senegal, through the Ministry of Finance and Budget, in partnership with the World Bank and the Global Shield Financing Facility (GSFF), with the support of the United States Agency for Internation

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June 2024 saw London play host to several high-profile events tailored to share the insurance sector's experience on designing and implementing effective climate and disaster risk financing strategies.

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The “Crisis and Disaster Risk Finance (CDRF) Executive Education Program” held on June 13-14, 2024 at Oxford University, UK was co-delivered with the University of in partnership with the Global Shield against Climate Risks and the Insurance Development Forum.