The paper discusses how resources are used for disaster risk management. It looks at two specific... more The paper discusses how resources are used for disaster risk management. It looks at two specific financing tools - parametric insurance and international risk pooling mechanisms - for countries to consider for DRR purposes. Both tools have the potential to significantly reduce disaster risks at multiple levels of society. The first chapter briefly looks at the impacts of natural disasters on sustainable development in Asia and the
Pacific as well as the effectiveness of DRR investments. This is followed by an overview of current DRR efforts made by governments and international donors from a financing perspective. The third and fourth chapters give detailed descriptions and analysis of parametric insurance schemes and international risk pooling mechanisms respectively.
Concept note presented in the 7th World Water Forum in 2015.
Index-based weather insurance ca... more Concept note presented in the 7th World Water Forum in 2015.
Index-based weather insurance can help small farmers in the Asia Pacific region to manage drought risk. To upscale pilot schemes we need to invest in hydrometeorological networks (as well as crop-specific disaster loss databases,
satellite-based products, and vegetation indexes) to ensure the availability of accurate and timely weather data and raise the awareness of farmers to improve the uptake of insurance products.
United Nations ESCAP technical paper presented in the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduc... more United Nations ESCAP technical paper presented in the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in 2015 in Sendai, Japan. The paper provides a review of natural disasters and their impacts in Asia and the Pacific by disaster type, subregion and level of development. It also discusses aspects regarding exposure and vulnerability of countries in the region.
The paper discusses how resources are used for disaster risk management. It looks at two specific... more The paper discusses how resources are used for disaster risk management. It looks at two specific financing tools - parametric insurance and international risk pooling mechanisms - for countries to consider for DRR purposes. Both tools have the potential to significantly reduce disaster risks at multiple levels of society. The first chapter briefly looks at the impacts of natural disasters on sustainable development in Asia and the
Pacific as well as the effectiveness of DRR investments. This is followed by an overview of current DRR efforts made by governments and international donors from a financing perspective. The third and fourth chapters give detailed descriptions and analysis of parametric insurance schemes and international risk pooling mechanisms respectively.
Concept note presented in the 7th World Water Forum in 2015.
Index-based weather insurance ca... more Concept note presented in the 7th World Water Forum in 2015.
Index-based weather insurance can help small farmers in the Asia Pacific region to manage drought risk. To upscale pilot schemes we need to invest in hydrometeorological networks (as well as crop-specific disaster loss databases,
satellite-based products, and vegetation indexes) to ensure the availability of accurate and timely weather data and raise the awareness of farmers to improve the uptake of insurance products.
United Nations ESCAP technical paper presented in the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduc... more United Nations ESCAP technical paper presented in the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in 2015 in Sendai, Japan. The paper provides a review of natural disasters and their impacts in Asia and the Pacific by disaster type, subregion and level of development. It also discusses aspects regarding exposure and vulnerability of countries in the region.
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Pacific as well as the effectiveness of DRR investments. This is followed by an overview of current DRR efforts made by governments and international donors from a financing perspective. The third and fourth chapters give detailed descriptions and analysis of parametric insurance schemes and international risk pooling mechanisms respectively.
Index-based weather insurance can help small farmers in the Asia Pacific region to manage drought risk. To upscale pilot schemes we need to invest in hydrometeorological networks (as well as crop-specific disaster loss databases,
satellite-based products, and vegetation indexes) to ensure the availability of accurate and timely weather data and raise the awareness of farmers to improve the uptake of insurance products.
Pacific as well as the effectiveness of DRR investments. This is followed by an overview of current DRR efforts made by governments and international donors from a financing perspective. The third and fourth chapters give detailed descriptions and analysis of parametric insurance schemes and international risk pooling mechanisms respectively.
Index-based weather insurance can help small farmers in the Asia Pacific region to manage drought risk. To upscale pilot schemes we need to invest in hydrometeorological networks (as well as crop-specific disaster loss databases,
satellite-based products, and vegetation indexes) to ensure the availability of accurate and timely weather data and raise the awareness of farmers to improve the uptake of insurance products.