MICROFINANCE PAPER WRAP-UP: “Disaster Resilience Through Financial Inclusion;” by Jeanette Moling, Johanna Nyman, Laura Ramos; Published by AFI

This paper addresses the links between disaster risk reduction (DRR) and financial inclusion, focusing on how policymakers and regulators can contribute to community resilience. Between 1999 and 2018, extreme weather events resulted in estimated direct losses of 495,000 lives and USD 3.5 trillion in damages. Disastrous weather events impact economies