THE ROLE OF DISASTER RISK FINANCE IN TACKLING PANDEMIC AND EPIDEMIC RISK

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Written By Centre for Disaster Protection

This note intends to shift the discussion on pandemic and epidemic risk finance to a practical approach about the benefits of applying a disaster risk finance (DRF) lens to new financial mechanisms as they are developed and deployed. It outlines key trends of financial flows toward outbreak response and identifies relevant emerging initiatives and opportunities to help governments scale up pre-agreed finance.

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