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Displaying 10 of about 10 resultsThis report highlights the urgent need to rewire the current financial systems towards (a) de-risking current investments (b) integrating risk reduction into credit allocation and (c) redirecting financial flows towards risk reduction. The report opens with case studies on eight disaster events over the past decade that explore in detail the financ…
This issue paper zooms in on public finance for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction and provides an overview of the latest international and country trends in tagging budgets and tracking public expenditures on climate and disaster resilience. The costs of disasters and the negative impacts of climate change are rising globally. R…
This study reviews trends in financing disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Asia and the Pacific since the adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in 2015.In this context, the financial instruments that the public and private sectors and multilateral development banks use or can use in DRR financing were examined. In addition, the contr…
The disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation budget tagging (DCBT) guide for design and taxonomy provides guidance on issues that government officials need to consider when designing a coordinated budget tagging initiative. Governments often approach disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) separately, des…
This report reviews the feasibility, behavioural and political-economy factors that affect the demand and financing of anticipatory action (AA) programmes integrated into government social protection (SP) systems, and discusses recommendations for increasing support for these interventions.Key takeways from the report state that governments exploring th…
The purpose of this report is to encourage investment in disaster and climate resilience by introducing a Climate Resilience Classification Framework. This framework will assist companies and investors in identifying investment opportunities in the midst of a changing climate. Depending on their contribution to resilience and avoidance of maladaptation…
This special edition of Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) explores what risk-informed sustainable development looks like in an increasingly complex and risky world. It highlights how risks are interconnected and how pitfalls can be transformed into opportunities to build resilience. The GAR Special Report 2023 aims to suppor…
The study report contributes to a continued call for more and better DRR financing in humanitarian and crisis contexts. Ensuring effective DRR financing in humanitarian and crisis settings should be of significant concern for all actors across the humanitarian-development-peace (HDP) nexus.Some of the recommendations identified in the study to improve D…
In this report, a preliminary framework is offered for understanding existing loss and damage finance arrangements from a DRR perspective and identifying gaps in coverage at the national level, using examples from low- and middle income countries to show where these need to be strengthened and scaled up. The report proposes a national loss and dama…
This report examines the financial protocols of five multilateral and non-governmental AA financing mechanisms (AA funds) that finance anticipatory interventions, and it collates best practices to develop financial protocols governing the deployment of AA funds once plans are activated. Anticipatory action (AA) is a form of disaster risk management that…