Hurricane Beryl left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean – homes torn apart, power lines downed, entire communities devastated. But this time, something was different. Just eight days after landfall, a record $55.5 million in prearranged insurance payouts was triggered, delivering emergency funds when they were needed most. Could this be the future of disaster response? In this episode of Counter Crisis, Jeevan Vasagar speaks to Elizabeth Riley and Colin Bruce about why pr...
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Hurricane Beryl left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean – homes torn apart, power lines downed, entire communities devastated. But this time, something was different. Just eight days after landfall, a record $55.5 million in prearranged insurance payouts was triggered, delivering emergency funds when they were needed most. Could this be the future of disaster response? In this episode of Counter Crisis, Jeevan Vasagar speaks to Elizabeth Riley and Colin Bruce about why pr...
Counter Crisis Episode 2: Can finance save climate-vulnerable countries from drowning?
Counter Crisis
35 minutes
1 year ago
Counter Crisis Episode 2: Can finance save climate-vulnerable countries from drowning?
In Episode II of the Centre for Disaster Protection’s podcast, Counter Crisis, the Centre’s Research Lead and development finance expert, Shakira Mustapha, is joined by Michai Robertson, a Research Fellow in climate and sustainability at the global affairs think tank ODI, to discuss the latest break-throughs in the global financing architecture dealing with the climate change: the Loss and Damage Fund and the Global Shield Against Climate Risk. They also explain how prearranged financing has ...
Counter Crisis
Hurricane Beryl left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean – homes torn apart, power lines downed, entire communities devastated. But this time, something was different. Just eight days after landfall, a record $55.5 million in prearranged insurance payouts was triggered, delivering emergency funds when they were needed most. Could this be the future of disaster response? In this episode of Counter Crisis, Jeevan Vasagar speaks to Elizabeth Riley and Colin Bruce about why pr...
