This event will demonstrate how data can inform sound decision making on financing for recovery and resilience building.

Following the speakers' presentations, an interactive Q&A will engage audience members in querying panel members and sharing their own experiences.

Speakers:

• Hugo Marmol, UNDP Colombia, on the use of rapid assessment to inform financing decisions on post-disaster recovery.
• Michael Collins, Institute for Economics and Peace, presenting research on measuring and pricing risk to inform investments.
• Jill Huinder, Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST) initiative (hosted by UNDP), on the use of human trafficking survivor testimonies (qualitative data) in policy making that prevents labour exploitation.