DRFF in the News
Dec 08
2020
On December 2, Crisis and Disaster Risk Finance team hosted a community session – Understanding Risk Financing and Assessment: Living Case Studies , as part of Understanding Risk Virtual Forum 2020 . The session convened experts and practitioners from the World Bank, Bureau of the Treasury in the Philippines, Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF), and Oxford Policy Management featuring short ignite presentations paired with living case studies on the various topics of Risk... Keep reading
Nov 23
2020
On November 23, in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Center for Earth Observation (ESRIN), the Crisis and Disaster Risk Finance (CDRF) team at the World Bank Group (WBG), organized a webinar on Earth observation and big data for improved financial resilience , where a panel of satellite data and risk financing experts from the public and private sectors came together to discuss opportunities and challenges related to the use of new technology for risk financing applications... Keep reading
Nov 01
2020
The World Bank Group’s (WBG) Crisis and Disaster Risk Finance (CDRF) team hosted and convened Compound Risks: Combining COVID and Climate Shocks in Macroeconomic Models for Stranger Financial Resilience , a webinar which convened a curated group of macro-economists globally . Marcello Estevão, Global Director, Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment (MTI) Global Practice, WBG, opened the session which was chaired by Olivier Mahul, Practice Manager, Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation (FCI)... Keep reading