World Bank Group2016-07-132016-07-132016-06-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24689The objective of the report is to raise awareness of the fiscal impacts that natural disasters have on the budget of the Government of Sri Lanka. It is envisioned to be used as a planning tool for the potential development of a comprehensive disaster risk financing and insurance strategy that would equip the Ministry of Finance with additional instruments to manage the contingent liability posed by disasters. Its recommendations are a starting point for a collaborative discussion with the government on the potential development of a broad program.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOALLIANCEFLOODINGTERRORISMCATASTROPHIC EVENTSDISASTER REHABILITATIONRISKSSTORMDISASTER RECOVERYRELIEF OPERATIONRISK REDUCTIONMEDICAL ASSISTANCECLAIMS ASSESSMENTSINFORMATION SYSTEMOIL SPILLSLIFE INSURANCETERRORISTSTORMSTHUNDERSTORMSRETROCESSIONAIREINSURERPROGRAMSCATASTROPHE COVERAGEINFORMATIONNATURAL CATASTROPHESWELFARERECOVERY OPERATIONSRELIEF ASSISTANCEDISASTERPRIVATE INSURANCEDAMAGESEMERGENCY ASSISTANCEDISASTER PREVENTIONSOCIAL ASSISTANCEBENEFICIARIESINFORMATION SYSTEMSINFLATIONDISASTER EVENTSEARTHQUAKESHURRICANESTSUNAMISINSURANCE COMPANYASSURANCEACCIDENTCATASTROPHIC EVENTDISASTER RELIEFREINSURERSSAVINGSRIOTHAIL STORMTSUNAMIRELIEFKITCHEN UTENSILSNATURAL DISASTERFLOODSUTENSILSPUBLIC SAFETYNATURAL HAZARDNATURAL DISASTERSVOLCANIC ERUPTIONSRATESDISASTERSINSURERSEMERGENCY RESPONSEFIREFARMERSLANDSLIDESLEGAL FRAMEWORKBROKERSCONTINGENT LIABILITYBANKSTECHNOLOGYREINSURANCEDROUGHTSEMERGENCY OPERATIONEMERGENCYEARTHQUAKEMOTOR INSURANCEFOOD SECURITYDISASTER REDUCTIONDISASTER RISKCLIMATE CHANGEGENERAL INSURANCEDROUGHTNON-LIFE INSURANCELOSSESBANKAPPLICATIONSCREDITEXTREME EVENTSAGRICULTURAL INSURANCEMICROINSURANCEDECLARATIONVICTIMSRISK EXPOSUREDAMAGENATURAL CATASTROPHEIMPACT OF DISASTERSINSURANCE INDUSTRYTROPICAL STORMSDISASTER INSURANCERELIEF OPERATIONSDISASTER MANAGEMENTINSURANCE PREMIUMFOREST FIREFLOODREGULATIONNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONREGULATION OF INSURANCEERUPTIONINSURANCE BROKERSINSURANCEINSURANCE PREMIUMSLOSSCATASTROPHE FUNDTIDAL WAVESLANDSLIDERISK INSURANCEWARHURRICANERELIEF SUPPLIESRISKINDEMNITYMITIGATIONTROPICAL CYCLONESDISASTER RISKSDISASTER RISK REDUCTIONCONTINGENCY PLANNINGRISK MANAGEMENTVOLCANIC ERUPTIONCIVIL WARFINANCIAL RISKINSURANCE COMPANIESCASUALTYDAMAGED HOUSESAFETYFIRE INSURANCECOVERAGEERUPTIONSNATURAL HAZARDSRELIEF EFFORTSRISK ASSESSMENTREINSURERTORNADORISK ANALYSISWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/24689