Catastrophe risk management using alternative risk financing and insurance pooling mechanisms

In providing support for disaster-prone areas such as the Caribbean, the development community has begun to progress from disaster reconstruction assistance to funding for investment in mitigation as an explicit tool for sustainable development. Now it must enter a new phase, applying risk transfer...

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Main Author: Pollner, John D.
Corporate Author: World Bank Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC World Bank, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Finance, Private Sector, and Infrastructure Sector Unit 2001
Series:Policy research working paper
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Collection: World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:In providing support for disaster-prone areas such as the Caribbean, the development community has begun to progress from disaster reconstruction assistance to funding for investment in mitigation as an explicit tool for sustainable development. Now it must enter a new phase, applying risk transfer mechanisms to address the financial risk of exposure to catastrophic events that require funding beyond what can be controlled solely through mitigation and physical measures
Item Description:"February 2001"--Cover. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-126). - Title from title screen as viewed on Sept. 17, 2002