Unifying Climate Risk Data at the Country Level: Asia Pacific Climate Week 2021

The Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII), United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) are partnering in this side event at the Asia-Pacific Climate Week to elaborate opportunities and challenges of having standardized systems to collect, process, and analyze climate-related risk data.

Time

15:00 - 17:00 (Tokyo Time)

Schedule

15:00 - 15:05: Introduction

• Mr. Sönke Kreft , Executive Director, Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII)

15:05 - 15:25: Setting the Scene (Keynotes)

• Dr. Zita Sebesvari, Deputy-Director United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)
• Ms. Iria Touzon Calle, Risk Knowledge and Analysis Programme Officer, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for Asia-Pacific

15:25 - 15:55: Testimonials 

• Mr. Jerome Ilagan. Head, Policy Research and Development Division, Philippine Climate Change Commission
• Dr. Nambi Appadurai, Director of the Climate Resilience Practice at the World Resources Institute (WRI), India
• Ms. Lubaina Rangwala, Associate Director at the World Resources Institute (WRI) India, India's Sustainable City Center
• Ms. Sashwati Mishra, Gender and Social Inclusion Analyst of the Environment, Climate, Gender, and Social Inclusion Division, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

15:55 - 16:25: From Climate Risk Data to Climate Finance 

• Dr. Maxime Souvignet, Team Lead Economics of Climate Adaptation (ECA), United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)
• Mr. Thomas Kessler, Principal Disaster Risk Insurance & Finance Specialist at Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• Ms. Wenwen Ying, VP, Nat Cat Specialist, Senior Property Underwriter, Swiss Re, Beijing
• Dr. Tianyin Sun, Envrionmental and Climate Risks Analysis Lead, Research Center for Green Financial Development, Tsinghua University 

16:25 - 16:45: Key Considerations

• Mr. Eike Behre (Moderator), Project Associate, Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII)

16:45 - 16:55: Input from the Technical Expert Group on Comprehensive Risk Management (TEG-CRM) Member

• Mr. Harjeet Singh, Senior Advisor, Climate Impacts, Climate Action Network (CAN) international 

16:55 - 17:00: Wrap-Up and Closing Remarks

• Mr. Sönke Kreft, Executive Director, Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII)