ISO 37116

Sustainable cities and communities — Disaster risk finance — Principles and general requirements for financing ex-ante investment in risk reduction

Scope

This document provides organizations seeking or providing finance with principle and general requirements for finance for ex-ante investment in risk reduction, including preparedness for disasters, in cities and communities.
This document also provides principles and general requirements for projects, assets and activities intended for ex-ante investment in risk reduction, including preparedness for disasters, in cities and communities.
This document contains requirements that can be used to assess conformity of projects, assets or activities, and organization’s ability, to this document.
This document is intended to be used by all types and sizes of organizations in cities and communities.
Note: “Community” is a group of people with an arrangement of responsibilities, activities and relationships. In many, but not all, contexts, a community has a defined geographical boundary. A city is a type of community. [ISO 37101:2016]