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Insurance & risk transfer

The process of formally or informally shifting the financial consequences of particular risks from one party to another, whereby a household, community, enterprise or State authority will obtain resources from the other party after a disaster occurs, in exchange for ongoing or compensatory social or financial benefits provided to that other party.

Latest Insurance & risk transfer additions in the Knowledge Base

A farmer tends to his maize crop in Talquezal, Guatemala
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Financial protection against climate risks for family farmers in northern Central America

A recently published feasibility study identifies potential disaster risk finance and insurance solutions that could provide basic financial protection at scale for family farmers in northern Central America.
World Bank, the
An Egyptian farmer harvests his crops in Dahreya, Dakahleya, Egypt
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Inventory of innovative financial instruments for climate change adaptation

This inventory provides information on a range of innovative financial instruments that have been used, or potentially could be used, to finance the implementation of climate change adaptation measures, including national priorities identified in NAPS.
National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network
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Documents and publications

What influences the demand for a potential flood insurance product in an area with low previous exposure to insurance? – a case study in the West African Lower Mono River Basin (lmrb)

This study aims to provide an approach for assessing flood insurance in a context of low previous exposure to such products, to allow for a better consideration of the research context.
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Op-Ed: Why we need to fix disaster insurance markets this year and how to do it

Insurance is a critical component of America's disaster safety net. That role makes it deeply troubling that in many places around the US right now, disaster insurance is becoming scarce, unaffordable, and the quality of coverage is degrading.
Earth.org
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Research briefs

Renters need better policies to cope with disasters, new research shows

Renters are an especially vulnerable population after natural disasters. They are generally less able to afford to move but are more likely to pay exorbitant markups when rental options are depleted.
Georgia Institute of Technology
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Documents and publications

Climate Change: What does the future hold for health and life insurance?

This report assesses the implications for life and health insurers, classifying threats related to morbidity and mortality into four categories: acute, chronic, transition and litigation.
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Documents and publications

ENSO and agriculture: exploring the risks for insurance portfolios

This report explores the potential impacts of ENSO and its three phases (El Niño, La Niña and neutral) on agricultural production, and particularly its relevance to agricultural re/insurance portfolios.
Field of dead corals, due to warming oceans
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Honduran diver brigades restore coral reefs damaged by hurricanes

This story is part of a series celebrating the locally-led solutions supported by the UNDP implemented - Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator programme.
Climate and Development Knowledge Network

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