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Displaying 15 of about 69 resultsOn December 29, 2020, Sisak-Moslavina County in Croatia was struck by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake with the epicenter 6 km outside the town of Petrinja. The earthquake was preceded by a 5.0 magnitude earthquake on December 28, 2020; and numerous aftershocks were recorded, including a 5.0 magnitude earthquake on January 6, 2021. The December earthquak…
This strategy report offers a policy-focused analysis of the world we will face once the pandemic has passed. At a time when all assumptions about the shape of Australian society and the broader global order are being challenged, there is a need to take stock of likely future directions.
The report analyses 26 key topics, countries and themes, ranging…
This study is focused on building resilience to floods in a changing climate. It points to the need for a paradigm shift from reacting to crises towards a risk-based, anticipatory, holistic and all-of-society approach to managing the potential impacts of catastrophes. As part of its commitment to strengthening socio-economic resilience to extreme events…
Small businesses are regarded as the backbone of Australia’s economy, forming up to 98% of Australian businesses and employing around 44% of Australia’s private sector workforce. Beyond employment, small businesses are integral to the social fabric of their communities, supporting local initiatives and providing important physical places for community m…
This code of practice (CoP) is concerned with Property flood resilience (PFR) measures that can be introduced to buildings at risk from flooding. Often these measures can be installed as part of the repair of buildings after they have been flooded. However, some property owners may wish to be proactive and fit measures in anticipation of a flood. T…
A perfect storm is brewing in the United States. The country is steamrolling toward peak wildfire and hurricane seasons, but the public’s attention is glued elsewhere. Americans must be prepared for severe weather events that will continue to strike the US through 2020.
In the Natural Catastrophe Report 2020, Insurance Business America explor…
This brief provides an overview of the state of knowledge on transboundary climate risks in Europe and explores how this knowledge could help the Member States, businesses and the EU as a whole to advance climate-resilient trade and production. Three key priorities should guide decision-making, according to this brief: effectiveness in reducing risk; a…
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues pose a shared risk to insurers, communities, businesses, cities, governments and society at large, providing a strong incentive for innovation and collaboration. This document is a result of a multi-year initiative to develop the first global guide to manage ESG risks in risk assessment and insuranc…
The COVID-19 crisis provides a concrete illustration of the growing connectivity of risks, which AXA presented as one of the main findings of last year’s report. Risks require prevention and protection to be considered through a global, interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder approach. That’s why, for the seventh consecutive year, AXA has conducted its…
Climate change poses new challenges to central banks, regulators and supervisors. This book reviews ways of addressing these new risks within central banks’ financial stability mandate. However, integrating climate-related risk analysis into financial stability monitoring is particularly challenging because of the radical uncertainty associated with a p…
This document emphasizes the pressing need for implementing action in sub-Saharan Africa to build resilience and support sustainable development aligned with countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement.
For achieving the active participation of the private sector in adaptation investments it proposes a multi-stakehol…
As countries continue to meet the immediate needs of the COVID-19 pandemic, the crisis is forcing policymakers to consider the unavoidable trade-offs between saving lives and preserving jobs and livelihoods. Throughout Asia-Pacific, governments are considering options for restarting their economic engines and putting people back to work, includ…
This toolkit is designed to support country efforts to develop strategies to systematically engage private sector actors in their National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process, as appropriate. This includes engaging them in all phases of the NAP process, as outlined in the Technical Guidelines for the NAP Process, developed in 2012 by the Least Developed Count…
This “Toolkit for Climate Resilient Infrastructure PPP” and the accompanying report “Improving Climate Resilience in Public-Private Partnerships in Jamaica” are the result of an 18-month project of the Climate Change Division at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in collaboration with the Public-Private Partnership team at Development Bank of Jam…
This Innovation Brief presents six innovative bottom-up adaptation financing approaches from the SEED Practitioner Labs Climate Finance 2018 in India, Thailand and Uganda, and shares overarching learnings about challenges and solutions. The Labs facilitated the development of the following prototype solutions with a focus on small- and medium-sized ente…