Embark on a transformative journey with our course, Disaster Risk Financial Management and Climate Finance. As global challenges intensify, understanding and managing the financial risks associated with disasters and climate change has become critical. This course equips you with the expertise to navigate the complex landscape of financial protection against disaster risk and climate finance, focusing on both public and private investment. With a growing demand for skilled professionals in this field, your participation opens doors to a dynamic sector where innovation meets necessity. You’ll gain invaluable insights into the mechanisms that underpin financial protection frameworks, equipping you to make decisions that make a real difference. Seize this opportunity to become a key player in shaping a resilient financial strategies that address the pressing needs of our changing world.
Disaster risk financial management and climate finance
Introduction
Objectives
- To understand the core concepts of financial protection against disaster risk and climate finance.
- To analyse the impact of disaster risk on public investment strategies.
- To assess financial protection mechanisms in private-sector investments.
- To explore various sources and channels of climate finance.
- To assess policies and frameworks for effective disaster risk management.
- To identify opportunities for integrating climate finance into investment plans.
- To examine case studies of successful financial protection in disaster situations.
Table of Contents
UNIT 1. CONTEXT AND CONCEPTUALISATION OF DISASTER RISK FINANCIAL PROTECTION AND CLIMATE FINANCE
Conceptualisation of Financial Protection against Disaster Risk
Conceptualisation of Climate Finance
Disaster Risk Financial Protection and Climate Finance as Components of Fiscal Management
Legal Framework for Financial Protection against Disaster Risk and Climate Finance
Benefits of Grouping Risks
UNIT 2. FINANCIAL PROTECTION AGAINST DISASTER RISK IN PUBLIC INVESTMENT
Strategies for Financial Protection against Disaster Risk
Disaster Risk Retention Tools
Disaster Risk Financing Tools
Disaster Risk Transfer Tools
Disaster Risk Analysis and Climate Change Criteria in Public Investment
UNIT 3. FINANCIAL PROTECTION AGAINST DISASTER RISK IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT
Risk Management
Insurance
Types of Insurance
Disaster Contingency Plans in the Event of a Disaster
A Financial Perspective on Environmental and Social Risks
UNIT 4. CLIMATE FINANCE
Possible Impacts of Climate Events
Inclusion of Climate Event Considerations in the Planning Process
Financial Tools for Responding to Climate Events
Tax Management to Promote Adaptation to Climate Change
Green Funds/Green Bonds