DRFF in the News

The second webinar in the Global Knowledge Exchange on Agriculture Risk Finance Webinar Series "Government-Supported Programs for Climate and Disaster Risk Financing for Agriculture" was held on 27 November 2024. The series was launched on October 30, 2024 by the World Bank Group’s Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Program in partnership with the ASEAN+3 Disaster Risk Finance Initiative, ASEAN Secretariat and Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF). The second webinar...

From November 18 to 22, 2024, the World Bank Group’s Crisis and Disaster Risk Finance team organized a knowledge visit to New Zealand for 14 senior officials from the Government of Indonesia. The delegation included officials from several Directorate Generals (DGs) at Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance, namely the Fiscal Policy Agency (BKF), the DG of State Asset Management (DJKN), the DG of Budget Financing and Risk Management (DJPPR), the DG of Budget (DJA), the DG of Fiscal Balance (DJPK) and...

On November 14, 2024, the World Bank Group hosted a panel discussion titled From Vulnerability to Resilience – Insuring Protection From Climate Change at the World Bank Group Pavilion at COP29, Baku, Azerbaijan. The session explored the role of insurance in helping communities, small businesses, and farmers build resilience against climate shocks. Moderated by Pablo Saavedra (Vice President, Prosperity vertical, World Bank Group), the panel featured Leila Benali (Minister of Energy Transition...