Economics of DRR

Coffee farmers in northern Sumatra are vulnerable to extreme weather but most have no access to insurance. Zurich, together with impact insurtech provider Blue Marble, has developed an innovative way to help coffee plantations build climate resilience.

In the first episode of Series 2, Counter Crisis returns with host Jeevan Vasagar and guests Nena Stoiljkovic and Abdihakim Ainte to explore how pre-arranged financing can help countries on the frontline of the climate crisis respond faster.

Countries must ensure that investments in building resilience also contribute to their broader growth objectives and strengthen their development strategies and economic policies.

This framework by the Centre for Disaster Protection guides how to assess value for money in disaster risk financing. It helps governments and agencies choose optimal financial tools for disasters, using examples from Jamaica, Uganda, and Lesotho.

The Santiago Network and the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) signed a letter of intent last month on how to provide support to vulnerable populations and communities facing climate-related losses.

Evidence from Ecuador suggests that natural disasters have important but short-lived impacts on production and market conditions in developing countries that vary depending on firm differences in efficiency.

This paper examines the compounding impacts of climate change, conflict and socioeconomic vulnerabilities on households in Mopti, Mali.

This publication looks at strategies to assess and strengthen disaster and pandemic risk financing in Asia and the Pacific, offering a diagnostic framework to help countries reduce economic shocks and ensure the availability of post-disaster financing.