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Global partnership on disaster risk financing analytics: Results and achievements Format The Emergence of Disaster Risk Financing in a Changing World Societies continue to bear increasing costs from natural hazards as population growth, the geographic concentration of economic and infrastructural assets in vulnerable areas, and the effects of climate change are accelerating exposure to potential losses. As governments try to recover and rebuild in the aftermath of disasters, they are confronted with staggering economic and financial costs because the immediate expenditures needed for reconstr...

Barbados Today April 20, 2021 Grand Cayman – The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) has provided financial support in the form of a grant of US$2,209,000 (approximately EC$6.0 million, BDS$4.4 million) to the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines following the eruption of the La Soufrière Volcano. According to CCRIF CEO, Isaac Anthony: “This support to the Government has been made possible because CCRIF operates as a developmental insurance company, whereby our members have our commitment to support them in times of crises; seek out opportunities to en...

CCRIF Provides US$2.2 million (EC$6 million) for Relief and Recovery Efforts following the Eruption of the La Soufrière Volcano Format CCRIF has provided financial support in the form of a grant of US$2,209,000 (approximately EC$6.0 million) to the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines following the eruption of the La Soufrière Volcano. According to CCRIF CEO, Mr. Isaac Anthony, “This support to the Government has been made possible because CCRIF operates as a developmental insurance company, whereby our members have our commitment to support them in times of crises; seek out oppor...

Deploying Digital Tools to Withstand Climate Change in Low-Income Countries , from coastal cities pummeled by stronger storms, to harvests blighted by locusts, droughts and floods. . Whereas cyclones in the 1970s used to kill tens of thousands of people in places like Bangladesh, they now take far fewer lives thanks to better preparedness and investments in cyclone shelters, community based early warning systems and improved storm forecasting and tracking by satellite. The World Bank's disaster risk specialists help countries around the world prepare for catastrophes such as earthquakes and e...

In October 2019, the IGN FI ( – BRLi consortium was awarded the regional contract to assess hazards, vulnerabilities and risks in the Member States of the Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS). This is the international organisation for the economic, social and cultural development of the following Member States: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Sao Tomé and Principe. Financed by the European Union within the framework of the ACP...