Editorial on Inclusive Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance Diagnostic Report

Volunteering Finance & Economy

Overview

Support UNDP with an editorial task for a disaster risk finance report

You have:

• Strong command of English and very proficient in English.
• Strong writing skills and knowledge of grammatical rules are required.
• Familiarity with technical terms related to disaster risk finance and insurance will be considered an asset.
• Must have a track record of undertaking editorial work for not less than 5 years.

Contract

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Global, national, community, and household resilience in the face of crisis, hazard, and shock remain fragile. Climate change continues to undermine development everywhere, especially in those countries that are vulnerable to its multi-faceted impact and have less capacity to adapt. COVID-19 has devastated these countries and communities most at risk even further, penetrating almost every aspect of life and living.

Insurance and risk finance have a critical role in building financial resilience and reducing vulnerabilities to socio-economic, health, and disaster risks and shocks, providing a critical safety net for millions and protecting assets, lives, and livelihoods. Increasing usage of risk transfer also incentivizes growth by reducing response and recovery financing and providing more resources for investment for the SDGs. And yet, these critical tools are underdeveloped and/or under-utilized in many countries. As an indicator of this, barely 3% of people in developing countries have any insurance coverage. There is a huge protection gap in developing and middle-income countries where less than 5% of losses due to disasters are covered by insurance, as compared to over 50% in high-income countries. These protection gaps are also prevalent beyond disaster loses, resulting in increased expenses in healthcare, loses to property, livelihoods, and agriculture.

In a recently launched MPI report for Samoa, about 24.9% of the people are identified as multidimensionally poor, whilst within this group about 43.9% of the people are deprived in the 12 indicators used. With this situation, any disaster or risk can further deepen the situation, throwing more people into various dimensions of poverty. To that end, an Inclusive Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance Diagnostic Report has been developed.

After the completion of the drafting of the Inclusive Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance Diagnostic Report, it is a standard practice to undertake editorial tasks on the report, which would involve structural and substantive edits; technical and copy edits; proofreading and review; and bibliography tasks. Thus, UNDP seeks to engage qualified Online Volunteers with expertise in copy editing and proofreading, especially in the context of disaster risk finance and insurance.

We are looking for Online Volunteers to support us in undertaking an editorial task for a report on disaster risk finance and insurance diagnostic report. The purpose of this assignment is to ensure a comprehensive and reader-friendly report by the UNDP standard.

During the assignment, the Online Volunteer is expected to come out with one comprehensive and analytical report, which will include: o Reviewed the document with a view to ensuring coherence of analysis. o A comprehensive and coherent synthesis of all the chapters. o Determined the relevance of content and its applicability to the subject matter and aligned it to the accepted table of contents. o Ensured appropriate use of grammar, writing, notations, and the language in general.

Specifically, Online Volunteers will be asked to ensure the following details are taken into account when undertaking the assignment;

Structural and substantive edits: Edit the text for balance, readability, clarity, and consistency of exposition, bringing each chapter to a high standard appropriate to a discerning national and international readership. Shape the text, spot gaps, and suggest improvements. Work with the lead author to clarify dense or ambiguous passages, eliminate wordiness and repetition, write openings and transitions, add, delete, and rework headings to better reveal the line of argument, and work to sharpen key policy messages for the chapters and the conclusion. There is considerable scope to refine the organization of the material and streamline the draft chapters to bring the report down to a more manageable length.

Technical and copy edits: For each chapter, ensure the technical and editorial integrity of all elements: text, boxes, charts, tables (incl. preliminary table of contents), and notes. Query the author on apparent inconsistencies and possible misstatements, especially those related to numbers and terms used in the text. Also, offer alternative phrasings to ensure the quality of discourse throughout.

Proofreading and review: Undertake detailed proofreading, reviewing the entire manuscript for grammar, spelling, consistency of style and format (use of capitals, numbers, symbols, and other style sheet elements), cross-checking all references, and ensuring that all bibliographic elements are complete and in an acceptable style. In addition, check for the completeness and accuracy of the tables (incl. preliminary table of contents), figures, boxes, references, and endnotes and their callouts.

Bibliography: Ensure that the report follows an acceptable bibliographic format. This includes ensuring consistent and correct bibliography, bibliographic notes, and footnotes.

Candidates should have a strong command of English and be very proficient in English. Strong writing skills and knowledge of grammatical rules are required. Familiarity with technical terms related to disaster risk finance and insurance will be considered an asset. Must have a track record of undertaking editorial work for not less than 5 years.

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