DRFF in the News
Sep 27
2024
Learning events provide many benefits to both the participants and organizers, such as increasing knowledge and understanding amongst participants. However, what might go unnoticed is how much they also create opportunities for cooperation, spur progress, and enable operational work. Last March, the 4-day invitation-only DRF for Agriculture and Climate Resilient Livelihoods workshop brought together 32 senior technical government officials and private sector representatives from ten countries... Keep reading
Aug 29
2024
From July 3-9, 2024, a unique knowledge exchange visit was facilitated by the World Bank Group’s Crisis and Disaster Risk Finance team. The visit involved four countries seeking to understand and exchange best practices in Disaster Risk Financing (DRF). The knowledge visit was organized in collaboration with the Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Program (DRFIP) and the Global Shield Financing Facility (GSFF). Twenty senior policymakers from Bangladesh and Sierra Leone travelled to Malawi,... Keep reading
Aug 06
2024
Dakar, July 2024 - The Republic of Senegal, through the Ministry of Finance and Budget, in partnership with the World Bank and the Global Shield Financing Facility (GSFF), with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), conducted a workshop on July 23, 2024, to publish the results and conclusions of the diagnostic study on climate and disaster risk financing (DRF). The event also marked the start of the national integration process for the GSFF. The meeting... Keep reading