recent innovations on disaster risk financing and insurance developed by the private markets as well as the international … applications in sovereign disaster risk financing for developing countries. Section three examines how innovations coming out of … considers how innovation is taking seed in creative disaster micro insurance programs in low- and middle-income countries …

. The disaster affected all 13 municipalities of Timor-Leste, caused at least 44 fatalities, damaged critical infrastructure … agricultural assets. This report is part of the World Bank's response to the Government’s request for support in assessing damages … as well as longer-term implications for disaster risk management. It will serve as inputs to a more detailed Post-Disaster …

This report was undertaken in the wake of the Ketsana Disaster, to assess damage, losses, and resource requirements for …, disaster risk management requirements, and recovery and reconstruction requirements. The report concludes that the process of …, along with capacity building activities for both the line ministries and national and sub-national Committees for Disaster …

the formulation of a country-specific comprehensive disaster risk financing (DRF) strategy, based on the assessment of the … the international experience of the World Bank and the approach outlined in its operational DRF and insurance framework …

fiscal policy management and transparent and accountable governance. "--World Bank web site …