Insurance & risk transfer

(in French)

Rapport de la deuxième phase

Le groupe de travail interministériel sur l’évaluation des impacts du changement climatique, du coût des dommages et des mesures d’adaptation, piloté par l’Observatoire National sur les Effets du Réchauffement

This document identifies significant potential for cost-effective adaptation measures based on local climate conditions, and for building more resilient economies. The report, by the Economics of Climate Adaptation (ECA) Working Group, evaluates current

This report presents the key finding of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Conference on Natural Catastrophe Risk Insurance Mechanisms for Asia and the Pacific held in Tokyo in November 2008. It answers questions about disaster risk management and shows how

Aon Benfield and PartnerRe announced yesterday the release of the annual re/insurance industry report, Hazard & Risk Science Review 2009, which showcases the latest developments in the field of natural hazard and risk science...

A digest of peer-reviewed papers that address critical issues, including hazard characterisation, forecasting and modelling that, together, seek to reduce vulnerability and exposure and diminish disaster risk. The main topics addressed are: geological

Presenting seven guiding principles, this book tackles the difficult questions about what can be done to attain built-in resilience.

With contributions from many renowned experts and upcoming researchers in the fields concerned, it comprehensively

This report identifies key challenges and opportunities for progress in fields of disaster risk reduction based on the discussions held at the Forum. It is structured around the six working themes of the Forum, which include the emerging challenges of

Climate and Society publication series, no.2:

The publication critically examines 17 case studies of index insurance implementation, and the challenges and opportunities facing them if they are to contribute to development at meaningful scales.  It