Public Finance Specialist (Disaster Risk Management), ADB Profile / Bio Dayna Connolly is a Disaster Risk Financing Specialist in the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department. She focuses on strengthening understanding of the fiscal impacts of disasters and supporting the integration of disaster risk considerations into public financial management systems and fiscal policy, to enhance preparedness and reduce long-term development losses. At ADB, Dayna supports countries to undertake disaster risk financing diagnostics and policy reforms, prepare contingent disaster finance programs across Asia and the Pacific, and process projects with novel disaster risk financing instruments. Previously, Dayna worked extensively with finance ministries, supporting capacity development to enable evidence-based decision-making and better management of public finances. Dayna holds an MSc in Economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Materials Title Date Learning Materials Topics Climate and DRM Tagging in National Budgets 20 April, 2026 Slides Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Public Sector Management and Governance Disaster Risk Layering and Contingent Disaster Financing 20 April, 2026 Slides Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Public Sector Management and Governance Integrating Climate and Disaster Risk Management into PFM Systems 20 April, 2026 Slides Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Public Sector Management and Governance