Catastrophe risk management : using alternative risk financing and insurance pooling mechanisms / John D. Pollner

In providing support for disaster-prone areas such as the Caribbean, the development community has begun to progress from disaster reconstruction assistance to funding for investment in mitigation as an explicit tool for sustainable development. Now it must enter a new phase, applying risk transfer...

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Auteurs principaux:Pollner, John D., 1957-
Collectivités auteurs:World Bank
Format: Online-Resource
Langue:English
Publié:Washington, DC : World Bank, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Finance, Private Sector, and Infrastructure Sector Unit, 2001
Collection:Policy research working paper
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Résumé:In providing support for disaster-prone areas such as the Caribbean, the development community has begun to progress from disaster reconstruction assistance to funding for investment in mitigation as an explicit tool for sustainable development. Now it must enter a new phase, applying risk transfer mechanisms to address the financial risk of exposure to catastrophic events that require funding beyond what can be controlled solely through mitigation and physical measures
Description:"February 2001"--Cover. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-126). - Title from title screen as viewed on Sept. 17, 2002
Nebentitel: Using alternative risk financing and insurance pooling mechanisms
Weitere Ausgabe: Pollner, John D : Catastrophe risk management
Description matérielle:1 Online-Ressource (126 Seiten)