As we take a look back at our Live Talk series, initiated four years ago focusing on the application of a gender lens within the realm of Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (CDRFI), the integration of gender-responsive approaches in Climate and Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance (CDRFI) initiatives still face challenges, such as structural barriers and rising inequalities.
On the occasion of their eighth collaboration, FARM-D (hosted by PARM) and the Centre of Excellence on Gender-smart Solutions, an Initiative under the Global Shield against Climate Risks, will co-organize a webinar exploring the strategies to address gender-related challenges in CDRFI initiatives. Leading experts from the World Bank and Access to Insurance Initiative will present tools and resources and share practical experiences and lessons learned in integrating gender considerations into CDRFI projects.
This session is part of the LIVE TALK series on “Gender and Climate Risk Finance” initiated since 2020 by the Centre of Excellence on Gender-smart solutions with the support of FARM-D and PARM.
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Gender Coordinator of the World Bank Group’s Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions (EFI) Vice Presidency
Responsible for the sustainability issues and Gender Focal Point within A2ii Secretariat
Katherine has considerable international experience working in private sector development, gender and women’s financial inclusion, including a strong focus on insurance. Most recently Katherine has provided gender expertise to the InsuResilience Global Partnership on gender and climate risk insurance coauthoring two publications on the theme: Applying a Gender Lens to Climate Risk Finance and Insurance, and Integrating Gender Considerations into Different Models of CRI. This builds on previous technical expertise as a long term gender and financial inclusion consultant for United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) where she led the development and guided the implementation of its regional gender strategies. This work included engaging with financial service providers and developing a self-assessment tool for financial service providers in Myanmar to enhance their institutional gender policies and practices. On behalf of UNCDF Katherine provided technical support to members of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion in the development of the Denarau Action Plan – the AFI Network Commitment to Gender and Women’s Financial Inclusion and in turn, the development of working group guidance notes on the themes of Sex-disaggregated Financial Inclusion data, Integrating Gender and Women’s Financial Inclusion into National Financial Inclusion Strategies, and Policy Responses to Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/ Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT). On behalf of GIZ in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Women’s World Banking and the Access to Insurance Initiative, Katherine has also co-authored the publication “Mainstreaming Gender and Targeting Women in Inclusive Insurance: Perspectives and Emerging Lessons A Compendium of Technical Notes and Case Studies”. Katherine began her career as a management trainee at the private international health care and insurance company BUPA. She has an MSc International Development (cum laude) from the University of Amsterdam and a BA (hons) Anthropology from the University of Durham.