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23 May 2023

[Webinar 1] Index Insurance and State of Global Evidence | Knowledge Exchange Series on Disaster Risk Finance for Agriculture and Climate-Resilient Livelihoods

We are excited to announce our first webinar in the Disaster Risk Finance for Agriculture and Climate-Resilient Livelihoods Knowledge Series. The first webinar in the series of four webinars, will focus on the history and rationale for index-based livestock insurance, the current state of evidence...
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18 May 2023

[Webinar] Flood Risk Modeling to Support Risk Transfer: Challenges and Opportunities in Data-Scarce Contexts

As part of the 'Flood Risk Modeling to Support Risk Transfer: Challenges and Opportunities in Data-Scarce Contexts' webinar, speakers will review processes and challenges and propose guidance for developing flood risk models and risk monitoring solutions to support disaster risk financing and...
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08 March 2023

[Webinar] Women in Risk Finance

On occasion of Internation Women's Day, World Bank's Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Program has organized a "Women in Risk Finance" webinar to celebrate female voices in Risk Finance. The webinar will feature female leaders who champion Financial Resilience towards climate and natural...
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29 November 2022

[Virtual Event] Understanding Risk Global Forum (UR22) Satellite Hub - Innovative Financial Solutions in Southeast Asia: Addressing the Financial Impacts from Climate Shocks and Disasters

Join us for " Innovative Financial Solutions in Southeast Asia: Addressing the Financial Impacts from Climate Shocks and Disasters" virtual session as a part of the Understanding Risk Global Forum (UR22). This year's UR22 will be a hybrid event with the main location in Florianopolis, Brazil, and...
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09 November 2022

[COP27 Event Announcement] Global Shield Financing Facility: Learning from country experience of GRiF to inform future opportunities

Join us for the Global Shield Financing Facility: Learning from country experience of GRiF to inform future opportunities on 9 November, 2022 in person at World Bank Pavilion, UNFCCC COP27 Sharm El Sheikh or virtually via Webex (link here ). The objective of the event is to discuss lessons learnt...
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08 - 16 November 2022

Disaster Risk Finance at COP27: A Look Back at the Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Program's Engagements at the Conference

The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27) was held from November 6–November 20, 2022, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance (DRFI) Program pledged its support to tackling the climate crisis and disaster risk...
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15 June 2022

Global Risk Financing Facility (GRiF) Technical Talks | Webinar #8: Financial Impact of Covid-19 on Water Service Providers

We are excited to announce the 8th session of GRiF Technical Talks, a virtual knowledge and information sharing series on Global Risk Financing Facility (GRiF). The Webinar #8 will discuss the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the liquidity of water and sanitation service providers...
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05 May 2022

Global Risk Financing Facility (GRiF) Technical Talks | Webinar #7 - 3 Years of GRiF: Implementation Highlights

We are excited to announce the 7th session of GRiF Technical Talks, a virtual knowledge and information sharing series on Global Risk Financing Facility (GRiF). The Webinar #7 will provide an overview of key findings and lessons learned from the 2021 GRiF annual report and highlight one of the most...
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31 March 2022

Disaster Risk Financing Analytics Training (Webinar #8) | Virtual Knowledge Exchange Series on Building Sovereign Financial Resilience in Middle Income Countries (MICs)

Date: Thursday, March 31, 2022 Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (GMT) | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (BKK) | 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM (ET) Event: Disaster Risk Financing Analytics Training (Webinar #8) | Virtual Knowledge Exchange Series on Building Sovereign Financial Resilience in Middle Income Countries (MICs)...
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08 March 2022

Women in Risk Finance

Date and Time: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 | 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM, EST | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, CAT Event: Women in Risk Finance Registration Link: https://worldbankgroup.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJclcuGprjgtEtWxrvmqQ7hX... On registration, you will receive a confirmation email. Please do remember to block out...
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10 February 2022

Data and Information for Sovereign Disaster Risk Financing (Webinar #7) | Virtual Knowledge Exchange Series on Building Sovereign Financial Resilience in Middle Income Countries (MICs)

Date: Thursday, February 10, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (GMT) | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (BBK) | 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM (EST) Event: Data and Information for Sovereign Disaster Risk Financing (Webinar #7) | Virtual Knowledge Exchange Series on Building Sovereign Financial Resilience in Middle Income...
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26 January 2022

Deep Dive into Risk Finance Instruments - Risk Retention Mechanisms for Agriculture (Webinar #8) | Knowledge Series on Strengthening Financial Resilience in Agriculture

We are excited to announce our 8th webinar in the Disaster Risk Finance for Agriculture Knowledge Series. This session will focus on Risk Retention Mechanisms for Agriculture and will be held on January 26, 2022 between 8:00 AM - 09:30 AM EST. Please register for the event. On registration, you...
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12 January 2022

Global Risk Financing Facility (GRiF) Technical Talks | Webinar #6 - The Challenge Fund: Innovations in Risk Financing

We are excited to announce the 6th session of GRiF Technical Talks, a virtual knowledge and information sharing series on Global Risk Financing Facility (GRiF). The Webinar #6 will feature a discussion on Round 3 of the Challenge Fund , which focused on Disaster Risk Finance. Register for the...
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09 December 2021

Catastrophe Risk Insurance Market Development (Webinar #6) | Virtual Knowledge Exchange Series on Building Sovereign Financial Resilience in Middle Income Countries (MICs)

Date: Thursday, December 09, 2021 Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (GMT) | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (BBK) | 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM (EST) Event: Catastrophe Risk Insurance Market Development (Webinar #6) | Virtual Knowledge Exchange Series on Building Sovereign Financial Resilience in Middle Income Countries (MICs)...
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01 December 2021

Deep Dive on Risk Finance Instruments - Macro and Meso-Level Risk Transfer for Agriculture (Webinar #7) | Knowledge Series on Strengthening Financial Resilience in Agriculture

We are excited to announce our 7th webinar in the Disaster Risk Finance for Agriculture Knowledge Series. This session will focus on Macro and Meso-Level Risk Transfer for Agriculture and will be held on December 01, 2021 between 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST. Please register for the event. On...
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09 November 2021

[Courtesy Announcement] Official Launch of the InsuResilience Centre of Excellence on Gender-smart Solutions

Dear valued member of the InsuResilience Global Partnership, On behalf of the InsuResilience Secretariat and Government of Canada, we would like to cordially invite you to the official launch of the InsuResilience Centre of Excellence on Gender-smart Solution (CoE) this Gender Day at COP26 on...
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