Managing Vulnerability to Natural Disasters and Financing in Costa Rica

1) Managing Vulnerability to Natural Disasters in Costa Rica Development Objective Before disaster strikes, improve government's capacity to implement disaster risk management program. Costa Financing Requirement? Government needed contingent source of immediate liquidity to serve as bridge Rica Needs: financing while other sources of financing are secured in the event of natural disaster Risk Management Objective Avoid budget reallocations and the disruption to ongoing programs that disaster response would require. 7

View entire presentation