Covid-19 has sparked a complex, multifaceted, and likely protracted global humanitarian crisis. In the most fragile contexts this could mean years of spikes in health, economic, and other risks related to the virus. The Centre and the IRC launched the Decision-making during covid-19 project, a collaborative effort to test and operationalise crisis risk financing tools in the context of a complex, protracted humanitarian crisis.

More information about this work can be found in the final report and blog.

This partnership aimed to put the Centre’s call to action outlined in their paper ‘The Future of Crisis Financing’ into practice, exploring the role for triggers and generating learning that we hope will be useful for other organisations looking to use risk financing instruments for complex crises.

Credit: Corporal Paul Shaw/MOD/FCDO