Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
💸 Disaster risk financing is a game-changer for countries facing hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, and other crises. By planning ahead with insurance, contingency funds, and credit lines, nations can access money quickly—without scrambling when disaster strikes.
🇯🇲 Jamaica is a perfect example. After Hurricane Melissa in 2025, it activated a multi-layered financing system, securing $662 million in rapid liquidity from government reserves, insurance, catastrophe bonds, and credit lines. This immediate support helped save lives, speed up recovery, and reduce long-term economic losses.
But funding alone isn’t enough. Countries must also invest in reducing disaster risk to truly protect communities.
🌍 Learn how smarter financing can transform disaster response and make countries more resilient.
undrr.org/resource/training-course/disaster-risk-reduction-financing-training
💸 Disaster risk financing is a game-changer for countries facing hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, and other crises. By planning ahead with insurance, contingency funds, and credit lines, nations can access money quickly—without scrambling when disaster strikes.
🇯🇲 Jamaica is a perfect example. After Hurricane Melissa in 2025, it activated a multi-layered financing system, securing $662 million in rapid liquidity from government reserves, insurance, catastrophe bonds, and credit lines. This immediate support helped save lives, speed up recovery, and reduce long-term economic losses.
But funding alone isn’t enough. Countries must also invest in reducing disaster risk to truly protect communities.
🌍 Learn how smarter financing can transform disaster response and make countries more resilient.
undrr.org/resource/training-course/disaster-risk-reduction-financing-training
