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Surviving Disasters and Supporting Recovery: A Guidebook for Microfinance Institutions
Feb 2005, Miamidian E., Arnold M., Burritt K., & Jacquand M.

How can microfinance institutions prepare themselves and their clients for natural disasters?

This guide seeks to assist microfinance institutions (MFIs) in defining an institutional strategy for disaster preparedness. It lays out the steps for assessing the potential risk of disaster, the clients' needs and the institutional capacity to respond.

The guide addresses the following topics:

Assessment of risk;
Institutional preparedness;
Client preparedness;
Emergency response;
Recovery.

It concludes that:

Institutions preparing for natural disasters before they occur will find this guide useful.
Institutions in the wake of a natural disaster may find some helpful emergency response and recovery tools, but successful use of those tools will depend on the institution's existing capacity.

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World Bank