Disaster Risk Finance Academy: Affordable Disaster Risk Insurance through Public-Private Partnerships Executive Education Program
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
On April 7-11, 2025 the "Disaster Risk Finance Academy: Affordable Disaster Risk Insurance through Public-Private Partnerships Executive Education Program" convened by the World Bank Group as part of the World Bank Group (WBG) Academy was held in Istanbul, Türkiye. The program was delivered in partnership with the Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool (TCIP), the Insurance Development Forum, and Boğaziçi University, and Istanbul Technical University. The program enabled meaningful knowledge exchange and provided deep insights into role of public-private partnerships and building financial resilience against disasters. The primary objective of the program was to help countries accelerate the development of disaster insurance markets through PPIPs.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
Understand how effective PPIPs are developed, learning from larger-scale programs in peer countries with proven impact
Learn the essential elements for PPIPs and disaster-risk finance which can contribute to increased resilience and more stable growth
Work with local and international academia, think-tanks, private sector, and other stakeholders to identify the building blocks of high-quality disaster insurance markets and risk-finance mechanisms fitted to the needs and challenges in their country.
PROGRAM RESOURCES
Agenda | Notebook | Event Recap | Photo Gallery | Recap Video (Coming Soon) |
Presentations
Please find the presentations and related documents of the program.
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Day 1 | |
 | Context and ambition in my country
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Fundamentals of disaster risk finance (DRF) – English | French | Russian | |
Embedding DRF in the budget cycle – English | French | Russian | |
DRF in government budget – English | French | Russian | |
Experience in my country on disaster funds | |
The WB Crisis Response Toolkit – English | French | Russian | |
Discussions in country groups to identify relevant lessons and actions – English | French | Russian | |
Day 1 Handouts – Click here | |
Day 2 | |
 | Protecting vulnerable households – English | French | Russian |
Experience in my country of delivering sovereign support through digital payments: Kazakhstan – English | French | Russian | |
Protecting vulnerable Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) – English | French | Russian | |
Introduction to Agriculture Insurance – English | French | Russian | |
The role of public and private sector in agriculture insurance – English | French | Russian | |
Experience of agriculture insurance in my country | |
Day 2 Handouts – Click here | |
Day 3 | |
 | Building a Disaster Risk Insurance Programme and the role of Public Private Partnerships – Overview – English | French | Russian |
Building a Disaster Risk Insurance Programme and the role of Public Private Partnerships – Claims Management – English | French | Russian | |
Building a Disaster Risk Insurance Programme and the role of Public Private Partnerships – Design and Development – English | French | Russian | |
Building a Disaster Risk Insurance Programme and the role of Public Private Partnerships – Risk Modeling and Analysis – English | French | Russian | |
International experience sharing on catastrophe insurance | |
Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool (TCIP) Presentation (Only available in English) -English | |
SEDDK Presentation (Only available in English) - English | |
Day 3 Handouts – Click here | |
Day 4 | |
 | International Market Perspective – Underwriting – English | French | Russian |
International Market Perspective – Insurance in Practice – English | French | Russian | |
International Market Perspective – Innovation in Insurance – English | French | Russian | |
Exploring Regional Approaches – English | French | Russian | |
Shark Tank Framing Presentation – English | French | Russian | |
Earthquake risk and insurance (Only available in English) – English | |
Day 4 Handouts – Click here | |
Day 5 | |
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World Bank Group Academy – Mobilizing the Results – English | French | Russia |
