Economics of DRR

This blog emphasizes the critical role of fiscal policy in helping countries prepare for, respond to, and recover from extreme weather events.

Standard Chartered announces completion of first adaptation finance deal for a corporate client following launch of the breakthrough Guide for Adaptation and Resilience Finance, developed in partnership with UNDRR.

The damage climate change will inflict on the world’s economy is likely to have been massively underestimated, according to new research which accounts for the full global reach of extreme weather and its aftermath.

The urgent need to close the global financing gap for disaster risk reduction took center stage at a high-level forum held in Oslo from 25 to 26 March, hosted by Norway with the support of UNDRR.

This report aims to set the baseline for considering the role of insurance, banks and asset management firms in financing the adaptation of real estate. It draws on initial testimonies from financial institutions and real estate professionals in France.

This first in a three-column series sets out a framework to assist central banks in assessing and understanding the macroeconomic effects of acute physical impacts from climate change.

Until now, federal spending on climate adaptation in Germany was not systematically assessed. A study by the German Environment Agency developed a methodology to analyze the expenditures.

The report explores how Least Developed Countries can channel climate finance effectively to the local level. It examines delivery mechanisms for social protection, economic resilience, and ecosystem management.