The training modules are designed to help increase understanding of how to mobilize financing for DRR from different sources (i.e., public, private, and international) and perform investment gap analyses. This training series is designed using UNDRR’s financing approach for DRR that has been collaboratively developed with experts and government partners.
Disaster Risk Reduction Financing Certification
Complete all training modules to obtain a disaster risk reduction financing certificate.
Introduction: Five steps to disaster risk reduction financing
In this module, you will be introduced to UNDRR’s five-step approach to developing national financing frameworks. This comprehensive approach supports countries in assessing and developing financing solutions for disaster risk reduction that are suited to their local context and take into consideration public, private and international financing sources and mechanisms.
Module 1: Understanding the financial impact of disasters
In this module, you will learn how to estimate both direct and indirect costs of disasters in a country using existing methodologies and tools to build the case for disaster risk reduction investments.
Module 2: Analyzing the current financial landscape
In this module, you will learn how to assess existing flows of disaster risk reduction financing from public, private, and international sources by budget tagging and tracking disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation expenditures and conducting a financial landscape survey.
Module 3: Identifying and prioritizing DRR investment needs
In this module, you will learn how to identify and prioritize disaster risk reduction investments, from preventive measures to financial preparedness. You’ll explore tools like cost–benefit analysis to make smart, impactful investment decisions.
Module 4: Matching needs with financing options
In this module, you will learn how to match disaster risk reduction investment needs with the right financing options. You’ll explore tools like budget allocation, borrowing, insurance, and innovative instruments to strengthen both preventive measures and financial resilience.
Module 5: Developing a DRR financing strategy
In this module, you will learn how to combine investment needs and financing options to develop a comprehensive national strategy for disaster risk reduction. You’ll explore how to prioritize actions, assign responsibilities, and create a roadmap to strengthen resilience and protect public finances.
Special module: Anticipatory finance
This training video introduces anticipatory action and anticipatory finance, two powerful approaches that are transforming how governments and partners manage disaster risk. Instead of waiting for crises to unfold, anticipatory action uses forecasts, data, and early warnings to trigger support before impacts occur—protecting lives, livelihoods, and development gains.
Thank you for participating in these training modules on how to develop national financing frameworks that foster investments in DRR.
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