DRFF in the News
Mar 18
2021
On March 10, the Crisis and Disaster Risk Finance (CDRF) team hosted a webinar on the added value of satellite soil moisture for drought risk financing and parametric insurance. The webinar was the second of the series – Earth Observation for Improved Financial Resilience . This event focused on the findings of the SMART DRI project, supported by Vienna University of Technology’s Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation. Main research results highlighted that satellite soil moisture is a very... Keep reading
Mar 17
2021
On March 11, 2021, the World Bank Group’s Crisis and Disaster Risk Finance (CDRF) team held a webinar launch of a report on the Financial Protection of Critical Infrastructure Services. Written by the CDRF team in partnership with APEC, the report " Financial Protection of Critical Infrastructure Services " presents a preliminary operational framework to strengthen the financial resilience of infrastructure services. The launch presented the study’s key findings and brought together experiences... Keep reading
Mar 08
2021
On February 24, the Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Program hosted the first session of its Knowledge Series on Strengthening Financial Resilience in Agriculture . The webinar was kicked off by introductory remarks by Olivier Mahul (Practice Manager, EFNRF, WBG) and Lara Evans (Social Protection Advisor, USAID). John Plevin (Financial Sector Specialist, EFNRF, WBG) presented in detail on Disaster Risk Financing (DRF) fundaments. Charles Stutley (Senior Agriculture Insurance Consultant,... Keep reading