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SHARM EL-SHEIKH – The United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Bank signed an agreement today to scale up disaster risk protection financed by Germany and the United Kingdom for vulnerable communities and nations faced with catastrophic climate extremes like storms and drought.

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WASHINGTON, November 14, 2022—The World Bank Group has announced a Global Shield Financing Facility to help developing countries access more financing for recovery from natural disasters and climate shocks.

The Horn of Africa is amongst the poorest and most fragile regions in the world and pastoralist communities are the most vulnerable. The region is exposed to climate shocks with severe droughts fueling poverty and conflicts.

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Join us for the Global Shield Financing Facility: Learning from country experience of GRiF to inform future opportunities on 9 November, 2022 in person at World Bank Pavilion, UNFCCC COP27 Sharm El Sheikh or virtually via Webex (link 

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The seventh webinar of the Global Risk Financing Facility (GRiF) Technical Talks took place virtually on May 5, 2022. The webinar featured an overview of the key findings, main implementation highlights, and lessons learned from 2021 GRiF Annual Report.

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A catastrophe (cat) bond sponsored by Jamaica and issued by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD CAR 130) was announced

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Indonesia is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world.  Perched on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” it is home to 76 active volcanoes.  An archipelago of tens of thousands of islands spanning 5,100 km from one end to the other, in recent years, tsunamis have pounded the shores of North Su

[Event Recap] Global Risk Financing Facility (GRiF) Technical Talks Webinar #5 – Women in Risk Finance

The fifth webinar of the Global Risk Financing Facility (GRiF) Technical Talks took place virtually on October 26, 2021.

GRiF Technical Talks

The fourth webinar of the Global Risk Financing Facility (GRiF) Technical Talks took place virtually on September 22, 2021.

Summer special

The summer special webinar of the Global Risk Financing Facility (GRiF) Technical Talks took place virtually on July 22, 2021.