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The financial management of catastrophe risks presents an important public policy challenge for governments across the world. Climate change, the increasing reliance on digital technologies and socioeconomic trends such as globalisation and urbanisation are affecting the frequency and severity...
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This report makes use of a unique set of data on premiums and claims provided by global reinsurance companies to … examine the contribution that reinsurance has made to enhancing the capacity of the primary insurance market to manage …
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Insurance markets play an essential role in the financial management of disaster risks by encouraging proper risk …. Providing domestic insurers with the ability to leverage the capacity of international reinsurance and capital markets while … providing insurance for catastrophe risks and catastrophe reinsurance oversight implemented in four Asian countries: India …
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This report assesses the implications of climate change on winter tourism and natural hazards management in the European Alps, with a particular focus on how these activities can adapt to climate change. The report presents the first systematic cross-country analysis of the effects of climate...
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taking – and in many cases leading – to ensure that climate and disaster resilience is addressed as an integral part of their … international community to consider financing for climate and disaster resilience that is appropriate for the challenges that SIDS … face. The report is a jointly funded initiative of the OECD and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery …
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Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Paris Agreement on climate change provides a clear mandate for increased coherence … in countries’ approaches to climate and disaster risk reduction. Countries increasingly recognise the benefits of … approaches to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction across levels of government and sectors. It identifies ways …
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Governments are facing significant climate-related risks from the expected increase in frequency and intensity of cyclones, floods, fires, and other climate-related extreme events. The report Building Financial Resilience to Climate Impacts: A Framework for Governments to Manage the Risks of...
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