Pre-arranged disaster finance hits record high, Centre for Disaster Protection finds

The Centre for Disaster Protection, an independent organisation working to strengthen the way the global system finances responses to climate and disaster shocks, has published new analysis showing that pre-arranged disaster risk finance has expanded rapidly worldwide, while the poorest and most fragile countries continue to receive only a small fraction of the total.

In launching The State of Pre-Arranged Financing for Disasters 2025, the Centre for Disaster Protection reports that international pre-arranged financing reached a record USD 9.4 billion in 2024, the highest level observed to date.

According to the Centre for Disaster Protection, this sharp increase signals a growing international focus on putting financing in place before crises strike, particularly as climate impacts intensify and humanitarian and development budgets become more constrained.

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