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Guide / Toolkit

Open Finance Self-Assessment Tool and Development Roadmap

This technical guide introduces the open finance self-assessment tool and development roadmap. It provides practical tools for policymakers to use to decide whether to implement an open finance regime to advance financial inclusion.

Paper

Demand and Supply Study Report on Climate and Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance in Solomon Islands

This demand and supply study report examines the growing impact of disasters caused by environmental hazards on individuals and households across Solomon Islands.

Paper

Assessing Digital and Financial Literacy in Solomon Islands: Survey on Knowledge, Skills and Access

To address the digital and financial literacy gap, UNCDF conducted the Digital and Financial Literacy Survey in Solomon Islands to assess the current state of digital and financial literacy within the country.

Guide / Toolkit

Disaster Risk Finance Strategy: Guideline for Pacific Island Countries

This guideline provides a step-by-step account of how Pacific Island countries can develop national Disaster Risk Financing strategies.

Paper

Strengthening Financial Resilience in the Pacific

This publication captures the lessons learned from implementing climate risk insurance solutions in the Pacific over the last two years.

Paper

Pacific Insurance and Climate Adaptation Programme: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Strategy

This report describes PICAP’s approach towards achieving and mainstreaming gender equality and social inclusion to ensure that women and the most vulnerable are fully represented in climate disaster risk financing products (e.g., parametric insurance).

Paper

Women & Money: Insights and a Path to Close the Gender Gap

This paper presents research findings on the key challenges women face in accessing digital financial services and the design opportunities for the financial sector, policymakers and regulators, the philanthropic sector, NGOs, and designers everywhere.

Case Study

Case Studies of Multisectoral Approaches to Integrating Digital Financial Services for Women’s Financial Inclusion

This case study explores whether the use of DFS can be used to accelerate women’s financial inclusion and reduce gender inequality in sectors other than financial service - health, agriculture and MSME. 

Paper

Business Her Own Way: Creating Livelihoods Through Informal Online Commerce

This Focus Note outlines the characteristics of informal online commerce (IOC), maps the personas of the women who engage in it, and provides guidance to funders looking to support women to generate livelihoods through IOC.

Paper

Pakistan Housing Finance: Is There a Business Case for Financial Institutions?

This study highlights the need for financial institutions to expand into housing finance across different income segments—particularly low and middle income households—and regions.