Microfinance and Disasters : Preparing for the Worst

• Tác giả: Sunita Varada
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 303.48 Causes of change
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2012
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 302401
• Chủ đề: 1. ACCESS TO FINANCE; 2. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; 3. BEST PRACTICES; 4. BORROWER; 5. CAPITALIZATION

Tóm tắt

This note discusses natural disaster preparation and how microfinance institutions (MFIs) and their staffs can respond. It is part of a series that summarizes a distance learning series with South American microfinance networks and government officials. Preparation for disaster includes understanding the risks and costs of disasters, establishing proactive approaches and concrete responses, and knowing the resources and partnerships that may prove helpful in an emergency.