Our impact is built on rigorous research and field experience, shaped by global collaborations with academics and practitioners.
Knowledge in Action
Research Report
Designing Financial Disaster Risk Management Solutions to Support Recovery Lending
How microfinance networks and investment vehicles can use event-based financing structures including contingent credit and risk transfer to protect balance sheets and enable recovery lending after geophysical shocks. Supported by the Rockefeller Foundation. GlobalAgRisk | Jerry Skees et al.| September 2016
TECHNICAL REPORT
Building Climate Resilience for the Urban Poor: Disaster Risk Financing Solutions Used by Microfinance Institutions
An examination of how disaster risk financing solutions can support MFIs serving the urban poor in emerging economies with practical structures for contingent credit, risk transfer, and recovery lending. Asian Development Bank | Jerry Skees | June 2022
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Before the Impact: How Forecast Parametric Insurance Products Can Help Vulnerable Communities
An exploration of forecast-based financing products that pay out before a disaster strikes turning insurance on its head by using forecasts to prevent losses rather than simply compensate for them. The Actuary | Jerry Skees and Alin Radu | April 2020
Publications Library
Dr. Jerry Skees and collaborators have contributed to more than 100 published works shaping policy and practice worldwide. We acknowledge the foundational efforts of professionals at GlobalAgRisk, who laid the groundwork for both Global Parametrics and GCDRP. A selection of key works is featured below.
Coming Soon
Glossary
Coming Soon