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Displaying 15 of about 183 resultsThis roadmap was developed from work undertaken on IDRM as part of the project “Developing Disaster Risk Management Approaches for Climate Risks in Ghana” that aimed at preparing the ground for implementing risk transfer solutions within an integrated flood risk management approach for municipalities of GAMA (Greater Accra Metropolitan Area) in Ghana. T…
Fundación Profin developed a comprehensive risk management solution for farmer populations in southern Bolivia. In this case a composite product with life, property and agricultural components was developed to be distributed through local financial institutions and cooperatives. Furthermore, the catalyzer role of Fundación Profin lead to broker partners…
This report presents district-level analyses of agriculture-specific indicators prevalent in India. High resolution gridded data is used to estimate near-real time crop conditions and weather parameters. With temporal dimension of two weeks and district-level analyses, this report can ensure consistent and extensive monitoring. It aims to build a common…
The wildfire risk landscape in Canada has changed rapidly. Each year between 2000 and 2014, an average of 13 000 Canadians were forced to evacuate their homes due to wildfires – more than double the figure in the 1980s. Evacuations skyrocketed in 2016 and 2017.
The number of people living in wildland-urban interface areas in Canada that are prone to wi…
The case study reveals the complementarity of risk prevention and risk reduction. Physical adaptation investments are key to adapt to climate change. However, not all risks can be avoided. Additional financial adaptation measures such as climate risk insurance offer an effective instrument for climate risk management. The need for climate adaptatio…
New Zealand’s public insurer, the Earthquake Commission (EQC), provides residential insurance for some weather-related damage. Climate change and the expected increase in intensity and frequency of extreme weather-related events are likely to translate into higher damages and thus an additional financial liability for the EQC. This study projects future…
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…
The autumn 2016 issue of the Consorseguros Digital magazine explores the intersection between natural risk knowledge, its management and the management of the financial consequences of such risks from the perspective of an insurance institution. The magazine is available both in English and Spanish.
The Consorseguros Digital Magazine is a half-yearly p…
This study provides a quantitative and comprehensive view of water security in the countries of Asia and the Pacific. By focusing on critical water issues, it provides finance and planning leaders with recommendations on policy actions to improve water governance and guidance on investments to increase their country's water security. The authors stress…
This brochure states that floods in Brazil pose increased risk to people, infrastructure and business. It describes how the floods affect the various regions and sectors highlighting the increased exposure to river flood and flash flood risk. It explains that the Southeastern states are particularly vulnerable also with regard to possible obstruction…
This study is the result of an analyses of the effect of climate change on winter storms in Europe, and the implications for the insurance industry. Scientists linked Swiss Re's loss model with climate models to quantify the impact of climate change on European winter storm damage. The study stresses that climate change will lead to more frequent and i…
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…
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…
Sigma 2/2012:
This study reports on the worldwide economic losses from over 300 natural catastrophes and man-made disasters recorded in 2011 and the cost to the global insurance industry. It specifically analyses the catastrophes cost to society, the insured losses and the gap between insured and non-insured economic losses, which points to a widespre…
This report establishes a vision of a resilient future and equips investors with a framework and ideas to identify practical actions that will result in the realization of that vision. The vision shows how resilience can be accomplished through the coordinated action of governments and their development partners in the private sector, civil society, and…