DRFF in the News
Jun 28
2022
#1 - Digital Communication & Knowledge Management Advisor (Application deadline: July 20 th , 2022) We're hiring! World Bank Group's Crisis and Disaster Risk Finance team ( https://lnkd.in/gG-cJrv9 ) is looking for an organized, motivated, proactive, and team-oriented young professional! The selected candidate will support various digital communication and knowledge management initiatives and have hands-on experience in content management, design, marketing, and dissemination. This is a... Keep reading
Jun 24
2022
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2022 — The World Bank Board of Directors approved $327.5 million to cushion pastoralists in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia from the impacts of drought and better connect them to markets. The De-risking, Inclusion and Value Enhancement of Pastoral Economies in the Horn of Africa (DRIVE), will enable the region to adapt to the impacts of climate change, commercialize livestock production in pastoralist communities, and ensure inclusion of the marginalized and... Keep reading
May 16
2022
The seventh webinar of the Global Risk Financing Facility (GRiF) Technical Talks took place virtually on May 5, 2022. The webinar featured an overview of the key findings, main implementation highlights, and lessons learned from 2021 GRiF Annual Report. The session also highlighted one of the most innovative projects of the year, the Jamaica Catastrophe Bond. Olivier Mahul (Practice Manager, Crisis and Disaster Risk Finance, World Bank Group) in his opening remarks, briefly discussed the... Keep reading