
Counter Crisis
A three-part series by the Centre for Disaster Protection looking at disaster risk financing
Podcasting since 2024 • 6 episodes
Counter Crisis
Latest Episodes
S2 Ep 2: Breaking the cycle of response and recovery
In 2016, Cyclone Winston devastated Fiji – flattening villages, cutting power, and leaving hundreds of thousands in urgent need. But as the crisis unfolded, aid stalled. Bureaucracy delayed funding, costing time and lives. Nine year...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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S2 Ep 1: If we know it’s coming, why do we wait?
Wildfires, floods, drought – climate disasters are hitting harder and faster. The response is often too late, leaving millions to suffer. In fact, less than 2% of international crisis financing is arranged in advance —and an even sm...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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Counter Crisis Episode 3: Are we ready for the next pandemic?
Finance is crucial for containing the spread of the new disease while not leaving countries to raid their national budgets and accumulate unsustainable debt burdens. But we don't need just more money; we need systems that ensure money is timely...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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