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Risk Transfer Schemes The Example of CCRIF SPC

5 September 2016
The economic costs of disasters are rising. Governments can certainly reduce further loss through some risk transfer mechanisms.

Comprehensive Climate Risk Management Can Social Protection be a Leverage

5 September 2016
Can social protection provide enough cushion against the risks of climate change? This presentation examines initiatives on climate insurance, and provides pointers that organizations can consider in rolling out projects on social protection against climate change losses.

Contingency Finance

5 September 2016
African Risk Capacity (ARC) is a specialised agency of the African Union that provides index-based drought insurance. It is working to offer cyclone and flood insurance soon. Through its unique structure, ARC bring together three critical elements to create a powerful value proposition for it…

Accelerated Action on Adaptation and Implementing Approaches to Address Loss and Damage in Africa

5 September 2016
Africa is already experiencing significant consequences of climate change. Under all mitigation and adaptation scenarios, Africa will experience residual loss and damage in areas such as agriculture and food security. The Africa Adaptation Initiative is taking major steps in addressing this huge…

Social Protection Schemes

5 September 2016
How can social protection schemes help increase adaptive capacity, prevent and reduce risks, and enhance livelihoods? Forum participants provide answers based on their respective experiences.

Catastrophe and Resilience Bonds

5 September 2016
Can catastrophe and resilience bonds really help in reducing risks of climate loss and damage? Forum participants answer this main question by sharing the experiences of their own countries.

Contingency Finance

5 September 2016
Forum participants discussed lessons learned from case studies, including those from Senegal, Nicaragua, and the Philippines on the use of fiscal instruments for disaster risk management.

Overview of the Range of Approaches to Address the Risks of Loss and Damage

5 September 2016
Learn about the range of approaches currently available to address the risks of loss and damage.

Current Spectrum and Structure of Financial Instruments to Address the Risks of Loss and Damage

5 September 2016
What are the financial instruments used to address the risks of loss and damage? And how are these structured? Get to know the existing financial instruments, along with their advantages and challenges at different levels of application.

Challenges and Opportunities in Applying Financial Instruments to Loss and Damage

5 September 2016
Risk financing mechanisms at local, national, regional, and global scales contribute to increasing resilience to climate extremes and climate variability, but involve major design challenges.