Forecast-based Financing for Flash Floods: Challenges and Opportunities


Andrew Kruczkiewicz1, Helen Greatrex2, Melody Braun3, Zac Flamig4, Miriam Nielsen5, Brian Llamanzares5, Dustin Caniglia6, Hassan Ahmadul7, Calum Baugh8 and Erin Coughlan9, (1)Columbia University, International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Palisades, NY, United States, (2)International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, United States, (3)International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Columbia University, Palisades, United States, (4)University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, Norman, OK, United States, (5)Columbia University of New York, Palisades, United States, (6)Concern Worldwide, Nairobi, Kenya, (7)Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh, (8)European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Reading, United Kingdom, (9)Red Cross Red Crescent Climate CEntre, Boston, United States