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31 March 2017
Washington, DC

Remote Sensing Flood Assessment & Parametric Index Design

BBL: Remote Sensing Flood Assessment & Parametric Index Design
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08 March 2017
Manila, Philippines

Financial Protection Workshop - V20

Financial Protection Workshop - V20
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08 March 2017
Montreal, Canada

Fifth Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas

The Fifth Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas is the space that brings together key players from North, South, Central America and the Caribbean, involved in disaster risk reduction and resilience building. This is a multisectoral and broadly participatory forum that...
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30 January - 31 August 2017
Washington, DC

Fundamentals of DRF - Face to Face Training

Fundamentals of DRF- Face to Face Training for WB staff and PhD students from George Washington University.
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05 November - 24 December 2016
EPFLx

A Resilient Future: Science and Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction

This course aims to introduce participants to existing and emerging technologies suitable for disaster risk reduction while promoting the overall aim of sustainable development. The course focuses on three main natural hazards- floods, landslides and earthquakes. It also discusses the challenges...
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07 October 2016
1777 F St. NW #100, Washington, DC

Hard Talk Event: Is Insurance the Answer for Building Resilience to Climate Change?

Moderated by: Alfonso Garcia Mora Director, Finance and Markets Global Practice, World Bank Group Keynote address by: Thomas Silberhorn Parliamentary State Secretary, BMZ A discussion with: Stephen Catlin Executive Deputy Chairman, XL Catlin, and Chair of the Insurance Development Forum Dame Meg...
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22 - 24 June 2016
Tokyo, Japan

Roundtable and Seminar: OECD–ADBI Insurance and Retirement Saving and Disaster Risk Financing

Purpose This policy dialogue will help policy makers learn about and share their knowledge on developing the insurance and private pension market, along with disaster risk financing strategies. Background People in Asia and the Pacific face an increasing variety of financial risks, including those...
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21 June 2016
F L-101

Fundamentals of DRFI - Face to Face Training

Jump into a case study and understand how governments have to make difficult trade-offs in the aftermath of a disaster. Gain key insights into a range of innovative Disaster Risk Finance (DRF) projects across the globe. The Fundamentals of DRF course will enable you to incorporate a DRF component...
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16 - 20 May 2016
Venice, Italy
2016 UNDERSTANDING RISK FORUM

2016 UNDERSTANDING RISK FORUM

From May 16-20, 2016 over 650 members of the UR Community attended the fourth global forum in Venice, Italy. The five days were filled with over 50 sessions, including training events, workshops, technical sessions and plenaries. With representation from 100 countries and over 350 organizations,...
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12 - 13 May 2016
Paris, France

OECD Conference on the financial management of flood risk

Building financial resilience in a changing climate Flooding is one of the most common, wide-reaching and destructive natural perils, affecting tens of millions of people around the world each year and causing, on average, more than USD 200 billion in damages. The financial management of flood risk...
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10 May - 13 December 2016
London, UK

Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance: Tools for Emerging Economies

Co-organized by the World Bank Group, Lloyd’s, and the Department for International Development (DfID) This event will spotlight the evidence-base for disaster risk finance in developing countries, launching the findings of a three-year research project implemented by the Disaster Risk Financing...
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10 - 13 May 2016
Paris, France

OECD Conference on the financial management of flood risk

Building financial resilience in a changing climate Flooding is one of the most common, wide-reaching and destructive natural perils, affecting tens of millions of people around the world each year and causing, on average, more than USD 200 billion in damages. The financial management of flood risk...
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