Supporting change on the ground by working with those most at risk, the Bangladesh Coastal Towns Environmental Infrastructure Project is an example of inclusive approach to disaster risk management. The project’s intended outcome is increase in climate and disaster resiliency in coastal towns that benefit the poor and women.

Sanitation, the most off-tracked of all the Millennium Development Goals, has recently received greater attention from government donors and the development community. Solving the sanitation challenge in the developing world will require new innovations that are deployable, large scale, and appropriate in densely-populated areas.

About 40% of the world population still do not have access to simple toilet facilities. Apart from its aim to break the sanitation taboo in global news, the World Toilet Organization advocates for toilet to become a status symbol for the poor.

The delivery of infrastructure and basic urban services does not reach the urban population living in resettlement areas in Myanmar. Addressing exclusion will require a more systematic response that builds on existing self-help capacity to improve own conditions.

Rising exposure to natural disasters has a significant effect on economies. Similarly, there is a significant increase in protection gap. Insurance is one of the cost-effective solutions to mitigate financial impact.

There is a pressing need to address the vulnerability of many Asian economies to catastrophe risk. Commitment and prioritization can lead to major economic and social benefits. Aon Benfield is in a unique position to help in the development of catastrophe pools.

The insurance industry faces a number of environmental, social, and governance issues. The Principles for Sustainable Insurance of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative serves as a global framework for the insurance business to address these issues.

There is a growing trend of insurance risk transfer to the capital markets. Understanding and addressing complexity and innovation is crucial in achieving successful regulation and supervision of reinsurance and reinsurers.

Statistics show that uninsured losses cause significant macroeconomic cost. The experiences of those countries previously hit by natural catastrophes reveal that significant differences in insurance coverage lead to various growth impacts.

Ample opportunities in India demonstrate huge growth potential for the life insurance sector. These positive trends, however, might turn into potential landmines in the absence of an enabling environment especially in a country with demographic dividends, like India.