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About us

The Insurance and Risk Finance Facility works with public and private partners to build the financial resilience of countries, households, businesses, nature and food systems.

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The Insurance and Risk Finance Facility is powered by a global team of development leaders, insurance and risk finance specialists, campaigners and coordinators.

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The Insurance and Risk Finance Facility’s unmatched partnerships with foundations, governments, the insurance industry and development actors allow us to unlock new ways to achieve sustainable development.

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We work on the development and delivery of tailored insurance and risk finance solutions across five key areas.

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We work with governments and insurance industry partners to develop insurance solutions tailored to the actual needs of countries and communities.

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Our in-country work takes a systems approach, focusing on the enabling environment as well as the market conditions needed for insurance and risk finance solutions to deliver financial resilience at scale.

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UNDP is working with government and industry in Africa to forward innovative insurance solutions and integrate risk transfer into policy frameworks.

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Our insurance and risk finance country diagnostics summarize key findings of insurance and risk finance country studies carried out by the Insurance and Risk Finance Facility and UNDP Country Offices.

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Picture of BUILDING CLIMATE RESILIENCE THROUGH TAKAFUL - Part 2: Developing Takaful Market Systems
BUILDING CLIMATE RESILIENCE THROUGH TAKAFUL - Part 2: Developing Takaful Market Systems
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Parametric Insurance to Build Financial Resilience
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Country Diagnostic
Picture of Inclusive insurance and risk financing in Uganda. Snapshot and way forward 2024
Inclusive insurance and risk financing in Uganda. Snapshot and way forward 2024
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Country Diagnostic
Picture of Inclusive insurance and risk financing in Bangladesh. Snapshot and way forward 2024
Inclusive insurance and risk financing in Bangladesh. Snapshot and way forward 2024
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Country Diagnostic
Picture of Inclusive insurance and risk financing in India. Snapshot and way forward 2024
Inclusive insurance and risk financing in India. Snapshot and way forward 2024
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Country Diagnostic
Picture of Inclusive insurance and risk financing in Mozambique. Snapshot and way forward 2024
Inclusive insurance and risk financing in Mozambique. Snapshot and way forward 2024
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Factsheet
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Insurance and Risk Finance Facility - General Overview 2024
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Country Diagnostic
Picture of Inclusive insurance and risk financing in Comoros. Snapshot and way forward 2024
Inclusive insurance and risk financing in Comoros. Snapshot and way forward 2024
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Country Diagnostic
Picture of Inclusive insurance and risk financing in Pakistan. Snapshot and way forward 2024
Inclusive insurance and risk financing in Pakistan. Snapshot and way forward 2024
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Country Diagnostic
Picture of Inclusive insurance and risk financing in Ecuador. Snapshot and way forward 2024
Inclusive insurance and risk financing in Ecuador. Snapshot and way forward 2024
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Paper
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Advancing Smallholder Farmers’ Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change
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Country Diagnostic
Picture of Inclusive insurance and risk financing in Mexico. Snapshot and way forward 2024
Inclusive insurance and risk financing in Mexico. Snapshot and way forward 2024
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