Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance in Sub-Saharan Africa : Review and Options for Consideration

This policy note is a preliminary effort to present a body of knowledge on the state of disaster risk financing and insurance in Sub-Saharan Africa. It aims to contribute to a strengthened understanding and collective knowledge within Sub-Saharan A...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INSURANCE ACCIDENT AGRICULTURAL BANKS AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE SCHEME AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE SCHEMES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ALLOCATION ASSURANCE BANKS BASIS RISK BUILDING CODES CATASTROPHES CATASTROPHIC EVENTS CATASTROPHIC LOSSES CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT CONSUMERS CONTINGENCY PLANNING CONTINGENCY PLANS CONTINGENT LIABILITIES CONTINGENT LIABILITY COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS COST OF INSURANCE COST OF INSURANCE PREMIUMS COST-BENEFIT COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS COVERAGE CREDIT RISK CROP INSURANCE CYCLONES DEATH TOLL DEBT DECLARATION DECLARATIONS DISASTER DISASTER AID DISASTER ASSISTANCE DISASTER EVENT DISASTER EVENTS DISASTER FINANCING DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER PREPAREDNESS DISASTER RECOVERY DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RELIEF DISASTER RESPONSE DISASTER RISK DISASTER RISK FINANCING DISASTER RISK REDUCTION DISASTER RISKS DISEASE OUTBREAK DONOR COMMUNITY DRAWN DOWN DROUGHT DROUGHT INSURANCE DROUGHTS EARLY WARNING EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE ECONOMIC IMPACTS EMERGENCIES EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMERGENCY RESPONSES EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION EXCHANGE RATE EXTERNAL CREDIT EXTREME DROUGHT EXTREME EVENTS EXTREME WEATHER EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS FAMINE FAMINE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FARMER FARMERS FEASIBILITY FINANCIAL CAPACITY FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL COOPERATION FINANCIAL EXCLUSION FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL MECHANISM FINANCIAL RESILIENCE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL TERMS FINANCING SOURCES FIRE FIRE PREVENTION FIRES FLOOD FLOODING FLOODS FOOD AID FOOD SECURITY HEALTH INSURANCE HOUSEHOLD FINANCES HOUSING HURRICANE HURRICANE RISK HURRICANES IMPACT OF DISASTER IMPACT OF DISASTERS IMPORTS INCOME INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INDEMNITY INDEMNITY INSURANCE INFORMATION DISSEMINATION INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE INSURANCE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE COMPANY INSURANCE CONTRACT INSURANCE COVER INSURANCE MARKET INSURANCE MARKETS INSURANCE PILOT INSURANCE POLICIES INSURANCE POLICY INSURANCE PREMIUMS INSURANCE PRODUCT INSURANCE PRODUCTS INSURANCE SCHEMES INSURANCE SECTOR INSURER INSURERS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INTERNATIONAL REINSURANCE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION LANDSLIDES MARKET RISK MICRO-INSURANCE MICROFINANCE MICROINSURANCE MITIGATION MITIGATION MEASURES MONETARY TERMS NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL HAZARDS NATURAL PHENOMENA NON-LIFE INSURANCE OPERATING COSTS POLICY FRAMEWORKS POLICYHOLDERS PORTFOLIO PREDICTABILITY PRICE RISK PRIVATE INSURANCE PROGRAMS PROPERTY INSURANCE PUBLIC ENTERPRISES RECONSTRUCTION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REINSURANCE REINSURER REINSURERS RESERVES RISK ANALYSIS RISK ASSESSMENT RISK ASSESSMENTS RISK EXPOSURE RISK FACTORS RISK INSURANCE RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM RISK MITIGATION RISK PROFILES RISK TRANSFER SAFETY SAVINGS SCENARIOS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOLVENCY STORM STORMS SUPERVISORY FRAMEWORK SUPPLY SIDE TRANSACTION COSTS TROPICAL CYCLONE TSUNAMIS URBANIZATION VOLCANOES VULNERABILITY TO DISASTERS WATER SUPPLY WIND SPEED
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Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance in Sub-Saharan Africa : Review and Options for Consideration

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