DRFF in the News

From November 18 to 22, 2024, the World Bank Group’s Crisis and Disaster Risk Finance team organized a knowledge visit to New Zealand for 14 senior officials from the Government of Indonesia. The delegation included officials from several Directorate Generals (DGs) at Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance, namely the Fiscal Policy Agency (BKF), the DG of State Asset Management (DJKN), the DG of Budget Financing and Risk Management (DJPPR), the DG of Budget (DJA), the DG of Fiscal Balance (DJPK) and...

On November 14, 2024, the World Bank Group hosted a panel discussion titled From Vulnerability to Resilience – Insuring Protection From Climate Change at the World Bank Group Pavilion at COP29, Baku, Azerbaijan. The session explored the role of insurance in helping communities, small businesses, and farmers build resilience against climate shocks. Moderated by Pablo Saavedra (Vice President, Prosperity vertical, World Bank Group), the panel featured Leila Benali (Minister of Energy Transition...

The 12 th Global Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action, held from October 22 to 24, 2024, in Berlin and online, brought together experts to advance anticipatory action within disaster risk management systems. Centered on the theme, "Mainstreaming anticipatory action: collaboration in complex contexts," the event aimed to advance efforts to shift from reactive response to proactive, forecast-based action. On October 23, the Government Fireside Chat, a high-level sub-event...