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Displaying 15 of about 42 resultsThe Natural Disasters Risk Index (NDRI), released by the global risk advisory firm, Maplecroft, has been developed to enable businesses and insurance companies to identify risk to international assets. It is calculated by measuring the human impact of natural disasters, in terms of deaths per annum and per million of population, plus the frequency of ev…
This interim progress report summarizes the implementation progress since the endorsement of the Strategic Framework on Development and Climate Change in 2008 and outlines directions for the remaining period. It highlights the strengthening of the operational links between climate adaptation and disaster risk management in response to client priorities…
This paper assesses tropical storms or hurricanes as potentially important and additional complicating factors that could exacerbate the management of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as the North Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on June 1. It addresses the possible interactions between oil at sea and hurricanes, as well as indications of…
The Weather Risk Management Facility, a joint undertaking of IFAD and WFP, reviewed a range of recent experiences with index insurance programmes around the world, analysing the key actors, features of the products, and their successes and challenges. These pilot programmes have demonstrated the great potential of index insurance as a risk-management to…
This paper presents a simple framework to help policy makers devise financial protection strategies against 'natural' disasters. It starts with a short analysis of the impact of disasters on government budgets and fiscal balances. It presents various instruments available to governments interested in improving their response capacity in the aftermath of…
Advancing the international effort against climate change:
This report examines options for future international efforts to help vulnerable countries adapt to the impacts of climate change both within and outside the climate framework. Options outlined in the report include stronger funding and action under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Chang…
Recommended actions in support of a national climate change adaptation strategy:
This report presents the Task Force’s initial findings and recommendations. In this report, the Task Force has outlined a set of guiding principles, strategic priorities, and near-term actions that are intended to: (i) further focus and strengthen the Federal Government’s…
FCCC/CP/2010/2:
This document presents a set of draft decisions containing the outcome of the ad hoc working group on long-term cooperative action (AWG-LCA) work for consideration and adoption at the COP at its sixteenth session, including an enhanced action on adaptation, which calls on the Parties to enhance "climate change related disaster risk red…
This policy brief provides responses to key practical questions posed by climate negotiators about how to move from words to action in linking disaster risk reduction (DRR) and insurance for adaptation, costs and benefits, institutional arrangements, data availability, and the roles of the public and private sector. Illustrated by current, and in some c…
This publication provides an overview of some the most important land-related environmental and climate change problems that the world is facing, such as environmental hazards and increasing threats in coastal areas due to sea water rise and severe weather risk in the form of droughts, floods, and storms. It presents a global overview of these issues in…
This white paper describe how a company can prepare itself for the eventuality of a natural catastrophe. It is intended for risk managers, and presents the three key steps to planning for recovery from a natural catastrophe: (i) analysing the risks; (ii) preparing for the event; and (iii) post-event measures.
As part of the main results of the 3043rd Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, 8 and 9 November 2010, this document invites the Commission to: (i) publish a catalogue of EU financial instruments available for funding prevention activities and develop additional tools to help Member States' authorities to identify appropriate disaster pr…
This report presents the views of a range of businesses, from major multinationals to local enterprises, on adaptation to climate change. It asserts that the role of business is not just preparing its own assets and operations for anticipated climate change, but also providing know how, solutions and resources to the adaptation challenge, ranging from c…
A report to the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP):
This study examines whether the establishment of a regional fund would be a cost effective and efficient approach for Pacific Island countries to address adaptation to climate change. It also examines if the fund would help them better prepare for the consequences of cli…
Issue brief, winter 2010:
This paper analyses how destruction from major catastrophes significantly impacts the economic well‐being of residents, businesses, local governments and general taxpayers in the United States. It points ot the reasons why people do not undertake loss‐prevention measures voluntarily, and proposes long‐term sustainable solutio…