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BEFORE A DISASTER: These financing instruments can be pre-arranged such as budgetary support.

AFTER A DISASTER: In case there is no pre-arranged finance, governments usually re-allocate funds towards financing immediate relief efforts. In addition, development partners and other donors also provide emergency funding.

OWN RISK: To take financial responsibility of addressing the fiscal impacts and economic losses caused by natural hazards.

TRANSFER RISK: It is a risk management and control strategy which entails the contractual shifting of a risk from one party to another. An example is an insurance policy, essentially passing a specified risk of loss from a policy holder to the insurer.