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Displaying 90 of about 452 resultsUn point de vu, publié dans le journal L'Humanité, questionnant le rôle de l'assurance dans la réduction des risques liés aux catastrophes et comme outil d’adaptation au monde de demain.
"Around 30 percent of the losses from catastrophes in developed countries are covered by insurers, while the percentage is lower than 5 percent in China," said Wei Yingning, vice-chairman of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission. "China should establish catastrophe insurance as soon as possible," he said.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (NDMA) of Indonesia has proposed an insurance scheme for damaged assets in anticipation of 'natural' disasters.
"We expect to implement the proposed insurance scheme next year to save our state budget," said Syamsul Maarif, Chairman of the NDMA, adding that the government would pay the monthly insurance premium a…
Manila—Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima announced today that the PhP 1 billion People’s Survival Fund (PSF) will soon be ready to be accessed by local government units and local/community organizations for their climate change adaptation projects.
"In the Vulnerable 20 Summit last 9 October, we led a call for concerted action against climate change, fo…
Losses from natural catastrophes in 2015 were again lower than in the previous year. The natural climate phenomenon El Niño reduced hurricane activity in the North Atlantic, while it brought major floods and heatwaves to many developing and emerging countries. The deadliest catastrophe, and also the costliest in terms of overall losses, was the Nepal ea…
The government of the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh has waived the requirement of a post mortem in order for families to be compensated for heat-wave related deaths, reports Reuters. Recent natural disasters have highlighted India's vulnerability to the effects of climate change.
Poverty exacerbates the popualations vulnerability."These deaths a…
ISTANBUL, Turkey, 24 May 2016 – A major global network launches today at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul to facilitate business engagement in crisis situations through pre-positioning supplies, meeting humanitarian needs and providing resources, knowledge and expertise to disaster prevention.
Businesses can now play a central role in pre…
GENEVA, 12 April 2016 – An international business group working to reduce the impact of natural and man-made hazards has pledged to ensure that the private sector plays its part in implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
The UNISDR Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies, or ARISE, today held a meeting to hammer…
CEBU, Philippines, 24 February 2016 – A landmark public-private cross-border partnership in Asia is gathering pace in an effort to protect a multi-billion dollar industry on the frontline of hazard exposure.
Government officials and representatives of the tourism sector from across the region are working together as part of the Hotel Resilient Initiati…
By Michael F. Rellosa
WE just finished commemorating, albeit somewhat low key, Earth Day 2021 (actually, a three-day event celebrated from April 20 to 22). In recent years, Earth Day’s primary objective has morphed into raising awareness about global climate changes. It is very apt for a country such as the Philippines
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On average, the Philippines is hit by 26 earthquakes and typhoons per year.
In November 2019, the World Bank Treasury issued catastrophe bonds to insure the Philippines against earthquakes and tropical cyclones for three years.
This insurance transaction exemplifies the World Bank's ability to help member countries manage r…
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada
TOKYO - As the world tries to price the cost of climate change, Japan's second largest non-life insurer MS&AD foresees the potential rise in claim payments in 2050 to be anywhere between 5% to 50% from current levels.
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Others, including industry leader Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, are wary of e…
Thousands of farmers in India and Bangladesh have been compensated for flood damage to their crops, thanks to innovative satellite-based insurance developed by IWMI scientists. Between 2017 and 2020, farmers from 7000 households in Bihar, India, and Gaibandha, Kurigram and Sirajganj districts in Bangladesh, shared a total payout of 150,000 USD.
IWMI is…
This book gives a comprehensive overview of the state of research on the complex issues surrounding ´climate change and drylands`. It reveals systematically the various interrelations and feedback mechanisms, with detailed information about the contribution of drylands to climate change, recent and projected climatic changes and their impacts on dryland…
This case-bound book draws upon experiences around the world reflecting how people are using climate information to improve their lives, through climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction strategies. In this book, over 100 authors are relating their work in weather, climate and water services at international, regional, national and local lev…