Varada, SunitaGoldberg, Mike2012-08-132012-08-132008-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10264This 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.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO FINANCEADMINISTRATIVE COSTSBEST PRACTICESBORROWERCAPITALIZATIONCOLLATERALCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMMUNITY LEADERSCONSUMERCONSUMER LOANSCONTINGENCYCONTINGENCY PLANCREDIT DISCIPLINEDAMAGESDISASTER COMMUNICATIONDISASTER CYCLEDISASTER MANAGEMENTDISASTER PLANNINGDISASTER PREPARATIONDISASTER RECOVERYDISASTER RELIEFDISASTER RESPONSEDISBURSEMENTDISTANCE LEARNINGDROUGHTSEARTHQUAKEEARTHQUAKESECONOMIC MANAGEMENTEMERGENCY HOUSINGEMERGENCY LOANEMERGENCY LOANSEMERGENCY RECOVERYEMERGENCY SITUATIONEQUIPMENTFINANCIAL PRODUCTFINANCIAL PRODUCTSFINANCIAL SHOCKSFINANCIAL SUPPORTFLOODFLOODINGFLOODSGRACE PERIODGRACE PERIODSHOLDINGHOUSING LOANSHURRICANEHURRICANESINCOME STREAMSINFLATIONINSURANCEINTEREST RATEINTEREST RATE POLICYINTEREST RATESINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTLENDING LIMITSLIQUIDITYLIQUIDITY PROBLEMSLOANLOAN APPLICATIONSLOAN CONDITIONSLOAN POLICIESLOAN PRODUCTLOAN PRODUCTSLOAN RECOVERYLOAN REPAYMENTLOAN REPAYMENTSLOAN TERMLOANS TO GROUPSLOW INCOMEMEDICINESMFIMFISMICROFINANCEMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONNATURAL DISASTERNATURAL DISASTERSOUTSTANDING LOANSPHYSICAL DAMAGEPOOR ACCESSPRODUCTIVITYRELIEFREMITTANCEREMITTANCE SERVICESREPAYMENTREPAYMENT PERFORMANCERESCUERESERVERESERVE FUNDRESERVESREVOLVING FUNDRURAL CREDITSAVERSSAVINGSSAVINGS ACCOUNTSSENIORSMALL LOANSSOURCES OF FUNDSTEMPORARY HOUSINGTRUST FUNDTSUNAMITYPES OF LOANTYPES OF LOANSVALUABLEWORKING CAPITALWORTHWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/10264