DRFF in the News
Oct 25
2023
Group photo of the training participants taken in the Universidad de Costa Rica campus, San Jose, Costa Rica.
--------------------------------------- Spanish version below Versión en castellano debajo ---------------------------------------- The Costa Rica Disaster Risk Finance Training of Trainers program was held from Monday the 22 nd to Thursday the 25 th of May 2023 and its main objective was to disseminate knowledge with key local stakeholders. The program was hosted by the World Bank’s Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Program (DRFIP) in collaboration with the University of Costa Rica (UCR)... Keep reading
Oct 24
2023
“Lessons Learned from Fintech and Agritech for Agricultural Insurance and Finance,” the fourth and final webinar in the Disaster Risk Financing Solutions for Climate-resilient Livelihoods in the Agricultural Sector knowledge series, was held on October 19, 2023. The webinar focused on providing a landscape of technological advances and the latest applications of fintech and agritech to strengthen the financial resilience of livelihoods in the agricultural sector. In the opening remarks, Jean... Keep reading
Sep 25
2023
Photo: Scott Wallace / World Bank
Washington, September 19, 2023 — The World Bank today approved $102 million to help Bangladesh improve riverbank protection and navigability in the Jamuna River, saving people from being displaced, protecting their livelihoods, and spurring economic activities. The Jamuna River Sustainable Management Project 1 , the first among a series of proposed projects, will help improve navigation channels with adequate depth that can accommodate large cargo vessels year-round. This will help revive... Keep reading