Summary of Findings: Disaster Risk Finance as a Tool for Development

Extreme natural events such as droughts, floods, earthquakes, tropical cyclones, and pandemics can threaten lives, livelihoods, and even entire economies. Disaster risk finance aims to increase the resilience of vulnerable countries to the financial impact of disasters as part of a comprehensive approach to disaster risk management. By increasing resilience, disaster risk finance offers the promise of protecting and promoting development.