United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction 129d ago

💡 What are Resilience Bonds—and why are they gaining momentum? Resilience Bonds are an innovative financing tool designed to reduce disaster risk and strengthen climate resilience. They work like traditional bonds: governments or development banks issue them, investors earn interest, and the funds are directed to projects that deliver real resilience benefits—such as improved drainage systems or climate-proof power infrastructure. Until recently, only a small share of sustainable finance supported resilience. That’s now changing. 🌍 UNDRR and the Climate Bonds Initiative are developing standards, giving investors confidence that their money leads to measurable resilience outcomes. 🚀 Momentum is already building. UNDRR recently supported CAF in issuing a $100 million Resilience Bond, one of several emerging deals worldwide. Resilience Bonds could become a game-changer for adaptation and disaster risk financing—mobilizing private capital to protect lives, infrastructure, and economies. https://www.undrr.org/resource/training-course/disaster-risk-reduction-financing-training