Catastrophe risk management: using alternative risk financing and insurance pooling mechanisms

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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1. Verfasser: Pollner, John D. 1957- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, DC World Bank, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Finance, Private Sector, and Infrastructure Sector Unit 2001
Schriftenreihe:Policy research working paper 2560
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:"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
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