Insurance & risk transfer

This paper is an initial attempt to consider the role in adaptation of insurance and related risk sharing and risk transfer methods, in the context of a comprehensive approach to risk reduction and risk management. It is the result of informal

OECD reviews of risk management policies:

This report looks at Japan’s policies in the areas of monitoring, preparing for and responding to floods and earthquakes, seeking out and identifying good practices and areas where improvements could be made. The

Policy issues in insurance no. 12:

This book contains three reports focusing on different institutional approaches to the financial management of large-scale catastrophes in selected OECD and non-OECD countries, the role of risk mitigation and insurance

Disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate change in developing countries:

This report focuses on adaptation to climate change, its links with disaster risk reduction and how the strengthening of the resilience of vulnerable countries and

Risk and poverty in a changing climate:

This summary presents the key findings and recommendations of the Report, which identifies disaster risk, analyses its causes, shows that these causes can be addressed and recommends the means to do so. The over

The Report is the first biennial global assessment of disaster risk reduction prepared in the context of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR).

In addition to the immediate risks stemming from the financial crisis, the report identifies gaps in global governance and cautions against ignoring interconnected risks related to natural resources. It warns of potential rising tensions between developed

This report presents the significant contributions to the disaster risk reduction agenda made in 2007 by the ProVention Consortium, supporting critical research studies and evaluations, developing new risk reduction tools, and organizing workshops and