Financial Management of Catastrophe Risks

The financial management of disaster risks, such as floods, earthquakes, cyclones, terrorist attacks, cyberattacks and pandemics, remains a key public policy challenge for governments around the world, particularly those faced with significant exposures to such risks and/or limited capacity to manage the financial impacts. This short report provides a brief overview of the key findings and lessons from the last five years of OECD work3 on the financial management of disaster risks