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An NGO specialised in disaster risk financing

We strengthen resilience and reduce poverty by advancing ex-ante solutions that address the economic and social impacts of disasters.

By organizing ex-ante financing and early action, we can save lives, reduce suffering, and lower the cost of moderate and severe shocks.

RECENT INSIGHTS
What we do

GCDRP provides policy expertise and program advice to design and deploy disaster risk financing solutions that protect vulnerable communities before crisis strikes.

Working with governments, international organizations, and financial institutions, we champion innovative approaches that build resilience against extreme weather, climate events, and catastrophic shocks.

Our Focus Areas

Financial Inclusion

Liquidity access and balance sheet protection give financial institutions the capacity to keep lending through a shock — reaching vulnerable clients precisely when recovery capital matters most.

Food Security

Early financing for food shocks reduces the severity and complexity of hunger crises before they escalate.

Institutional Structures

Well-designed institutional structures enable governments, international organizations, and the private sector to design and implement properly layered disaster risk financing — managing moderate and extreme risks more efficiently and at scale.

Reducing Investment Risk

Disaster risk financing solutions protect against direct loss and business interruption — de-risking programs and portfolios for public and private stakeholders wherever climate and disaster risk is growing.

Forty Years of Innovation

From the first U.S. index insurance program in 1991 to a G7-endorsed food crisis facility in 2024 — four decades of market-changing innovation.

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Publications

Our research library brings together decades of field work and case studies that serve as a cornerstone for evidence-based disaster risk financing, resilience strategies, and poverty reduction initiatives worldwide.

Partners & Collaborators

GLOBAL PARAMETRICS

GP3 NETWORK FOUNDATION

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

UN FOOD AND AGRICUTURAL ORGANIZATION

WATERSTEP

WOMEN'S WORLD BANKING

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