DRFF in the News
Jun 23
2021
The Financial Resilience Program (FRP) was established in June 2021 in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to enhance the capacity of policy makers for improved financial resilience of vulnerable rural households and businesses to climate shocks and natural disasters. The FRP: provides technical assistance to governments in the development and implementation of policy to help rural populations and businesses prepare for—and recover more quickly from—... Keep reading
Jun 20
2021
On June 15, 2021, the World Bank Group's (WBG) Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Program (DRFIP) and the Switzerland's State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) jointly hosted the second session of the Knowledge Exchange Series: Building Sovereign Financial Resilience in Middle Income Countries. The session focused on Fiscal and Financial Resilience for Subnational Governments . The series is a continuation, in virtual formats, of traditional knowledge exchange events that take place... Keep reading
Jun 13
2021
The UK, Germany and USA have today (13 June 2021) announced new action to scale up protection for the world’s most vulnerable communities against the impacts of climate change. A package of support, including £120 million in new funding from the UK and €125 million in new funding from Germany, will enable quicker responses for vulnerable people when extreme weather and climate-linked disasters hit. Pre-arranged financing for vulnerable communities will help build the systems needed to reach the... Keep reading