Microfinance and Disasters : Preparing for the Worst

This note discusses natural disaster preparation and how microfinance institutions (MFIs) and their staffs can respond. It is part of a series that summarizes a distance learning series with South American microfinance networks and government offic...

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Main Authors: Goldberg, Mike, Varada, Sunita
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/12/10277342/microfinance-disasters-preparing-worst
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spelling okr-10986-102642021-04-23T14:02:49Z Microfinance and Disasters : Preparing for the Worst Goldberg, Mike Varada, Sunita ACCESS TO FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS BEST PRACTICES BORROWER CAPITALIZATION COLLATERAL COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMUNITY LEADERS CONSUMER CONSUMER LOANS CONTINGENCY CONTINGENCY PLAN CREDIT DISCIPLINE DAMAGES DISASTER COMMUNICATION DISASTER CYCLE DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER PLANNING DISASTER PREPARATION DISASTER RECOVERY DISASTER RELIEF DISASTER RESPONSE DISBURSEMENT DISTANCE LEARNING DROUGHTS EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKES ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT EMERGENCY HOUSING EMERGENCY LOAN EMERGENCY LOANS EMERGENCY RECOVERY EMERGENCY SITUATION EQUIPMENT FINANCIAL PRODUCT FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL SHOCKS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FLOOD FLOODING FLOODS GRACE PERIOD GRACE PERIODS HOLDING HOUSING LOANS HURRICANE HURRICANES INCOME STREAMS INFLATION INSURANCE INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATE POLICY INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LENDING LIMITS LIQUIDITY LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS LOAN LOAN APPLICATIONS LOAN CONDITIONS LOAN POLICIES LOAN PRODUCT LOAN PRODUCTS LOAN RECOVERY LOAN REPAYMENT LOAN REPAYMENTS LOAN TERM LOANS TO GROUPS LOW INCOME MEDICINES MFI MFIS MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS OUTSTANDING LOANS PHYSICAL DAMAGE POOR ACCESS PRODUCTIVITY RELIEF REMITTANCE REMITTANCE SERVICES REPAYMENT REPAYMENT PERFORMANCE RESCUE RESERVE RESERVE FUND RESERVES REVOLVING FUND RURAL CREDIT SAVERS SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SENIOR SMALL LOANS SOURCES OF FUNDS TEMPORARY HOUSING TRUST FUND TSUNAMI TYPES OF LOAN TYPES OF LOANS VALUABLE WORKING CAPITAL WORTH This note discusses natural disaster preparation and how microfinance institutions (MFIs) and their staffs can respond. It is part of a series that summarizes a distance learning series with South American microfinance networks and government officials. Preparation for disaster includes understanding the risks and costs of disasters, establishing proactive approaches and concrete responses, and knowing the resources and partnerships that may prove helpful in an emergency. 2012-08-13T10:59:15Z 2012-08-13T10:59:15Z 2008-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/12/10277342/microfinance-disasters-preparing-worst http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10264 English en breve; No. 139 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean
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topic ACCESS TO FINANCE
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
BEST PRACTICES
BORROWER
CAPITALIZATION
COLLATERAL
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMUNITY LEADERS
CONSUMER
CONSUMER LOANS
CONTINGENCY
CONTINGENCY PLAN
CREDIT DISCIPLINE
DAMAGES
DISASTER COMMUNICATION
DISASTER CYCLE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DISASTER PLANNING
DISASTER PREPARATION
DISASTER RECOVERY
DISASTER RELIEF
DISASTER RESPONSE
DISBURSEMENT
DISTANCE LEARNING
DROUGHTS
EARTHQUAKE
EARTHQUAKES
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
EMERGENCY HOUSING
EMERGENCY LOAN
EMERGENCY LOANS
EMERGENCY RECOVERY
EMERGENCY SITUATION
EQUIPMENT
FINANCIAL PRODUCT
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
FINANCIAL SHOCKS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FLOOD
FLOODING
FLOODS
GRACE PERIOD
GRACE PERIODS
HOLDING
HOUSING LOANS
HURRICANE
HURRICANES
INCOME STREAMS
INFLATION
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATE POLICY
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LENDING LIMITS
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS
LOAN
LOAN APPLICATIONS
LOAN CONDITIONS
LOAN POLICIES
LOAN PRODUCT
LOAN PRODUCTS
LOAN RECOVERY
LOAN REPAYMENT
LOAN REPAYMENTS
LOAN TERM
LOANS TO GROUPS
LOW INCOME
MEDICINES
MFI
MFIS
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION
NATURAL DISASTER
NATURAL DISASTERS
OUTSTANDING LOANS
PHYSICAL DAMAGE
POOR ACCESS
PRODUCTIVITY
RELIEF
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCE SERVICES
REPAYMENT
REPAYMENT PERFORMANCE
RESCUE
RESERVE
RESERVE FUND
RESERVES
REVOLVING FUND
RURAL CREDIT
SAVERS
SAVINGS
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SENIOR
SMALL LOANS
SOURCES OF FUNDS
TEMPORARY HOUSING
TRUST FUND
TSUNAMI
TYPES OF LOAN
TYPES OF LOANS
VALUABLE
WORKING CAPITAL
WORTH
spellingShingle ACCESS TO FINANCE
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
BEST PRACTICES
BORROWER
CAPITALIZATION
COLLATERAL
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMUNITY LEADERS
CONSUMER
CONSUMER LOANS
CONTINGENCY
CONTINGENCY PLAN
CREDIT DISCIPLINE
DAMAGES
DISASTER COMMUNICATION
DISASTER CYCLE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DISASTER PLANNING
DISASTER PREPARATION
DISASTER RECOVERY
DISASTER RELIEF
DISASTER RESPONSE
DISBURSEMENT
DISTANCE LEARNING
DROUGHTS
EARTHQUAKE
EARTHQUAKES
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
EMERGENCY HOUSING
EMERGENCY LOAN
EMERGENCY LOANS
EMERGENCY RECOVERY
EMERGENCY SITUATION
EQUIPMENT
FINANCIAL PRODUCT
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
FINANCIAL SHOCKS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FLOOD
FLOODING
FLOODS
GRACE PERIOD
GRACE PERIODS
HOLDING
HOUSING LOANS
HURRICANE
HURRICANES
INCOME STREAMS
INFLATION
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATE POLICY
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LENDING LIMITS
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS
LOAN
LOAN APPLICATIONS
LOAN CONDITIONS
LOAN POLICIES
LOAN PRODUCT
LOAN PRODUCTS
LOAN RECOVERY
LOAN REPAYMENT
LOAN REPAYMENTS
LOAN TERM
LOANS TO GROUPS
LOW INCOME
MEDICINES
MFI
MFIS
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION
NATURAL DISASTER
NATURAL DISASTERS
OUTSTANDING LOANS
PHYSICAL DAMAGE
POOR ACCESS
PRODUCTIVITY
RELIEF
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCE SERVICES
REPAYMENT
REPAYMENT PERFORMANCE
RESCUE
RESERVE
RESERVE FUND
RESERVES
REVOLVING FUND
RURAL CREDIT
SAVERS
SAVINGS
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SENIOR
SMALL LOANS
SOURCES OF FUNDS
TEMPORARY HOUSING
TRUST FUND
TSUNAMI
TYPES OF LOAN
TYPES OF LOANS
VALUABLE
WORKING CAPITAL
WORTH
Goldberg, Mike
Varada, Sunita
Microfinance and Disasters : Preparing for the Worst
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
relation en breve; No. 139
description This note discusses natural disaster preparation and how microfinance institutions (MFIs) and their staffs can respond. It is part of a series that summarizes a distance learning series with South American microfinance networks and government officials. Preparation for disaster includes understanding the risks and costs of disasters, establishing proactive approaches and concrete responses, and knowing the resources and partnerships that may prove helpful in an emergency.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Goldberg, Mike
Varada, Sunita
author_facet Goldberg, Mike
Varada, Sunita
author_sort Goldberg, Mike
title Microfinance and Disasters : Preparing for the Worst
title_short Microfinance and Disasters : Preparing for the Worst
title_full Microfinance and Disasters : Preparing for the Worst
title_fullStr Microfinance and Disasters : Preparing for the Worst
title_full_unstemmed Microfinance and Disasters : Preparing for the Worst
title_sort microfinance and disasters : preparing for the worst
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/12/10277342/microfinance-disasters-preparing-worst
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10264
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