Shock-Responsive Finance: How Disaster Resilient Loans Strengthen Fiscal Resilience of DMC Asia and the Pacific is one of the world’s most disaster-prone regions, exposed to a wide range of natural hazards that threaten lives, livelihoods, and development gains. For ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs), disasters impose significant financial and social costs, eroding GDP and undermining progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals. This session explored how Disaster Resilient Loans can complement ADB’s Crisis Response Toolkit, offering DMCs additional pre-agreed financing following severe events. Read: Event Summary Program and Learning Materials 09 October 2025 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Presentation How Disaster Resilient Loans Strengthen Fiscal Resilience of DMCs This presentation explains how Disaster Resilient Loans (DRL) operate as a financing tool to strengthen disaster preparedness and recovery, and how… Christopher Au, Melody He, Michael Roth, Linda Sew Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Jonathan Austria ADB Organizer/s Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster Climate Change and Sustainable Development Topics Climate Change Disaster Risk Management Environment