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27 November 2024
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[Webinar 2] Government-Supported Programs for Climate and Disaster Risk Financing for Agriculture | Global Knowledge Exchange on Agriculture Risk Financing

Register Now! We are excited to announce the second webinar in the Global Knowledge Exchange on Agriculture Risk Financing Webinar Series. The second webinar - Government-Supported Programs for Climate and Disaster Risk Financing for Agriculture - will discuss government-supported programs for...
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21 November 2024

[COP29] Closing the protection gap for the most vulnerable – Linking climate and disaster risk finance with adaptive social protection under the Global Shield

The World Bank’s Global Shield Financing Facility (GSFF) and its donors (the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity, Luxembourg; and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany), in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP), will host a session...
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14 November 2024

COP29 | From Vulnerability to Resilience – Insuring Protection From Climate Change

The panel will discuss how to support communities, firms and countries bounce back from climate shocks. It will showcase innovative insurance solutions to climate vulnerable small firms and farmers, increasing resilience and preserving jobs. Date: Thursday, 14th November, 2024 Time: 11:00 UTC+4 |...
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30 October 2024
Invitation to the Webinar 1

[Webinar 1] Climate and Disaster Risk Financing for Agriculture (CDRFA): Policy, Legal and Institutional Considerations | Global Knowledge Exchange on Agriculture Risk Financing

Register Now! We are excited to announce the first webinar in the Global Knowledge Exchange on Agriculture Risk Financing Webinar Series. The first webinar - Climate and Disaster Risk Financing for Agriculture (CDRFA): Policy, Legal and Institutional Considerations - will introduce the concept and...
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13 - 14 June 2024

Climate and Disaster Risk Finance (DRF) Executive Education Program, University of Oxford, June 13-14

The Executive Education Program on Disaster Risk Finance (DRF) is targeted towards senior officials from Ministries of Finance globally, who are working to improve their countries’ financial resilience to disaster shocks. This is the pilot flagship program delivered under the World Bank Academy and...
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14 May 2024

[Webinar] The Challenges and Opportunities for Climate Risk Takaful

As climate change intensifies disaster risks for vulnerable populations, the need for innovative disaster financing solutions grows more urgent. Takaful is an emerging area of focus within the World Bank and parametric takaful for climate risk is a significant innovation. While parametric insurance...
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29 February 2024

[Fragility Forum 2024: Adapting and Innovating in a Volatile World] Crisis Risk Financing: Preparing to Respond to the Shocks of Tomorrow

Fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) is a global challenge. By 2030, almost 60 percent of the world's poor will live in countries classified as fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS). Chronic instability, civil wars, the global shock of the pandemic, and continued climate disasters have...
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19 October 2023

[Webinar 4] Lessons Learned from Fintech and Agritech for Agricultural Insurance and Finance | Knowledge Exchange Series on Disaster Risk Finance for Agriculture and Climate-Resilient Livelihoods

Register Now! We are excited to announce the fourth and final webinar in the Disaster Risk Finance for Agriculture and Climate-Resilient Livelihood Knowledge Exchange Series. The final webinar - Lessons Learned from Fintech and Agritech for Agricultural Insurance and Finance - will discuss the...
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05 September 2023

[Webinar 3] Lessons Learned and Impact of Meso-Level Index-Based Insurance and Credit Solutions | Knowledge Exchange Series on Disaster Risk Finance for Agriculture and Climate-Resilient Livelihoods

We are excited to announce the third webinar in the Disaster Risk Finance for Agriculture and Climate-Resilient Livelihood Knowledge Exchange Series. The third webinar - Lessons Learned and Impact of Meso-Level Index-Based Insurance and Credit Solutions - will discuss the lessons learned from the...
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13 July 2023

[Webinar 2] The State of Inclusive Financial Services and Global Evidence on Strengthening Climate Resilience | Knowledge Exchange Series on Disaster Risk Finance for Agriculture and Climate-Resilient Livelihoods

We are excited to announce the second webinar in the Disaster Risk Finance for Agriculture and Climate-Resilient Livelihood Knowledge Exchange Series. The second webinar - The State of Inclusive Financial Services and Global Evidence on Strengthening Climate Resilience - in this series of four...
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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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