Financing disaster responses

In the afternoon of the recent Typhoon Hayian in the Phillipines, the World Bank is supporting a study on the financing of climate related disaster responses. In a recent article on the study in the New York Times, Ian Christoplos points out that there is a tendency for such financing to focusingmainly on reconstructing and enhancing infrastructure. Heemphasizesthe need to ensure that financing finds it's way to broader risk analysis and preparation,which also addresses locallivelihood needs.

The full article canbe read here.

The Climate Change and Rural Institutions programme at DIIS has recently releaseda Working Paper on the infrastructure bias in climate change adaptation in Vietnam.