Strengthening Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific Session 2
story from Tokyo Development Learning CenterSession schedule:
Session 1: Dec. 11, 2008
(Completed)
Lesson learned and
knowledge sharing
seminar on post-disaster
recovery
Session 2: Feb. 11, 2009
Specialized seminar
– Introduction to
catastrophe risk financing
frameworks
Session 3: March 2009 (TBD)
Local government
approaches
to disaster risk
management and
climate change
Session 4: April 2009 (TBD)
Community approaches
to disaster risk
management
Session 5: April/May 2009 (TBD)
World Bank’s new
risk financing
products
Session 6: May/June 2009 (TBD)
Emergency
preparedness
and response
Specialized Seminar - Introduction to Catastrophe Risk Financing Frameworks
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This session provided participants with an understanding of catastrophe risk financing frameworks. It aimed to promote new product lines in risk mitigation and risk finance and transfer and share the experiences of Bank-financed risk finance projects. After attending the session, participants were able to 1. Understand the basic concepts of Catastrophe Risk Financing, 2. Be aware of examples of catastrophe risk financing programs and their implementation and 3. Be able to determine catastrophe risk financing options depending on the country context.
Session 2: Agenda and key issues to present and discuss
- A short opening to introduce participants, program and objectives
- A brief overview of catastrophe risk financing concepts and framework CAT_Financing_Feb_11.pdf (832Kb)
- Cases and experiences – the Turkish Catastrophic Insurance Pool (TCIP) TCIP-GDLN_FEBRUARY_2009.pdf (3.9Mb)
- Q&A and general discussion
- Conclusions
Session Summary :
Summary of Session 2: Introduction to Catastrophe Risk Financing Frameworks
Session 2 : Venue
Beijing, China: 15:00-18:00
World Bank Office
Contact: Tianxiu Kang
Hanoi, Vietnam: 14:00-17:00
Vietnam Development Information Center
Contact: Huong Thu Thi Dang
Hochiminh, Vietnam: 14:00-17:00
Hochiminh Development Information Center
Contact: Hoa Nguyen Tuan
Istanbul, Turkey: 9:00-12:00
IFC Istanbul Office
Jakarta, Indonesia: 14:00-17:00
University of Indonesia
Contact: Ameriono Ismangil
Manila, Philippines: 15:00-18:00
World Bank-Asian Institute of Management Development Resource Center
Contact: Mel Cledera
Tokyo, Japan: 16:00-19:00
Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC)
Contact: Yuka Yabashi
See the World Bank Ｐage for program overview and related information.
This session is part of a larger program. For more information see Strengthening Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific