Disaster Risk Finance – A Toolkit

The impacts of climate-related disaster risks are growing and disproportionately affect vulnerable countries. There is an imperative to reduce and better manage these risks. In order to increase resilience, it is crucial to develop effective disaster risk management plans as well as to ensure the provision of finance that is available in a timely fashion after a disaster.

The purpose of this disaster risk toolkit is to provide practical guidance on how to decide which disaster risk finance instruments are suitable for which circumstances.