Narrowing the Disaster Risk Protection Gap in Central Asia

Publication | September 2022

This publication examines risks from flooding and earthquakes in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) region. It assesses the protection gap and identifies ways of strengthening financing.

Price
  • US$28.00 (paperback)

CAREC member countries face growing levels of disaster risk without sufficient financial protection. Regional cooperation can help narrow the protection gap and increase the financing available for quick responses to disaster events. This publication explores the current approach to disaster risk finance in each CAREC member state to identify opportunities to strengthen financing arrangements. It aims to inform the design of a regional disaster risk transfer facility.

Contents 

  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • Disaster Risk Finance and Methodological Approach
  • Results
  • Appendix: Alternative Insurance Assumptions

Additional Details

Type
Subjects
  • Disaster Risk Management
  • Regional cooperation and integration
  • Social development and protection
Countries
  • Afghanistan
  • Azerbaijan
  • China, People's Republic of
  • Georgia
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyz Republic
  • Mongolia
  • Pakistan
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan
Pages
  • 88
Dimensions
  • 8.5 x 11
SKU
  • TCS220333-2
ISBN
  • 978-92-9269-679-5 (print)
  • 978-92-9269-680-1 (electronic)
  • 978-92-9269-681-8 (ebook)

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