Executive Education Program on Disaster Risk Finance for Bangladesh
The Center for Policy Research on Business and Development (CPRBD), Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Deltin 7 bangladesh, in collaboration with the World Bank Group, successfully completed the Executive Education Program on Disaster Risk Finance (DRF) for Bangladesh, a four-day, invitation-only executive program held from 17–20 November 2025 at BRAC Centre for Development Management (CDM), Savar, Deltin 7 bangladesh.
Delivered as a World Bank Group Academy Pilot Practitioner Program, the initiative aimed to strengthen the Government of Bangladesh’s capacity to design, implement, and coordinate disaster risk finance and insurance solutions that enhance national financial preparedness against climate and disaster shocks. The program targeted senior government officials (Senior Assistant Secretary and above) from key ministries, divisions, and agencies, ensuring high-level institutional ownership and cross-ministerial engagement.
The Executive Education Program was designed to build a shared understanding of disaster risk finance concepts, increase awareness of Bangladesh’s National Disaster Risk Finance (DRF) Strategy, and support the prioritization of practical financial instruments and policy actions that can mitigate the fiscal and economic impacts of disasters. While grounded in global best practices, the Bangladesh edition was carefully adapted to the country’s institutional architecture, financing needs, and policy priorities. The program builds on a series of similar executive education initiatives conducted by the World Bank Group in partnership with leading global institutions, including Cambridge Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম, Oxford Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Georgetown Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম, and the Bandung Institute of Technology.
The program brought together a diverse group of practitioners—primarily from government, alongside representatives from academia and development institutions—creating a platform for peer learning, inter-ministerial dialogue, and sustained engagement across all sessions. This diversity of perspectives fostered a deeper appreciation of institutional roles, coordination challenges, and opportunities for collaboration in advancing disaster risk finance in Bangladesh.
Structured over four thematic days, the curriculum combined foundational learning with applied exercises and global case studies. Day One focused on establishing a common understanding of disaster risk finance, introducing key terminology, financial instruments, and stakeholder roles, and enabling participants to share departmental experiences and identify institutional and financial gaps. Day Two provided an in-depth exploration of disaster risk financing instruments, including contingency funds, contingent credit, insurance solutions, and capital market instruments, with a strong emphasis on risk layering and operational application.
Day Three contextualized disaster risk finance within Bangladesh’s policy landscape, with sessions on the National DRF Strategy, anticipatory action, the role of microfinance institutions in shock response, and macro-insurance linked to cash transfer programs. Participants engaged in practical group exercises to design hypothetical DRF portfolios for flood-prone districts, translating technical knowledge into applied policy thinking. Day Four broadened perspectives through global case studies from Malawi, Pakistan, and India, highlighting how disaster risk finance instruments are deployed internationally and how these experiences can inform Bangladesh’s own approach.
The program opened with remarks from senior representatives of the Ministry of Finance, the Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Deltin 7 bangladesh, and the World Bank Group, underscoring the strategic importance of financial preparedness in managing climate and disaster risks. The closing session featured reflections from senior leadership of the World Bank Group, the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority of Bangladesh, and CPRBD, reaffirming the need for continued learning, coordination, and institutional application of disaster risk finance tools.
Through this Executive Education Program, CPRBD further consolidated its role as a national knowledge partner for disaster risk finance, climate resilience, and financial protection. Building on its earlier initiatives in climate finance and climate risk insurance, the program represents a significant step toward institutionalizing disaster risk finance capacity within government systems and strengthening Bangladesh’s long-term resilience to climate- and disaster-induced economic vulnerabilities.
