Disaster Risk Finance Country Note

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 361.5 Social problems and social welfare in general
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 321417
• Chủ đề: 1. CONTINGENT LIABILITY; 2. DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT; 3. INSURANCE; 4. NATURAL DISASTER; 5. PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Tóm tắt

 This disaster risk finance country note was prepared within the Uzbekistan strengthening disaster resilience technical assistance. It aims at: (a) raising awareness about fiscal impacts of disasters in Uzbekistan
  (b) providing an overview of the way the Government of Uzbekistan (GoU) currently finances disaster losses
  and (c) identifying potential measures to strengthen financial protection against disasters. The GoU has a number of regulations that govern post-disaster financing. They include provision that the first line of defense against natural disasters lies with the local level, while resources of a national reserve fund of the cabinet of ministers are drawn only when the local resources are exhausted. Therefore, the GoU can consider the following major steps to strengthen post-disaster financing in Uzbekistan: (a) improving collection of information related to disasters and accounting for fiscal risks
  (b) developing a financial protection strategy against natural disasters
  (c) improving disaster insurance
  better understanding disaster insurance market in the country is an important first step
  and (d) improving effectiveness and targeting of the resources available.