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20 September 2016
Social insurance in Korea was not integrated at first. Four ministries used to manage the country's four types of social insurance, but economic and social needs pushed the latter's integration. Since 2011, all four types have been integrated under the country's National Health Insurance Services…
16 September 2016
Fuel cells and hydrogen (FCH) are part of and are making a great contribution to Europe’s energy transition. The region believes that FCH are key technologies for decarbonizing the energy system. The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking was established as a strong public-private partnership…
15 September 2016
Learn why the cable car system is a proven technology for sustainable urban transport.
This presentation enumerates the advantages of installing a cable car system. It also features the cable car system in Bolivia’s capital city of La Paz as a case study example.
6 September 2016
Enhancing the comprehensive risk management (CRM) is key to addressing loss and damage associated with climate change impacts.
As a part of CRM, risk finance such as insurance should be designed in a way that creates synergy with risk control. To that end, building incentive mechanisms for risk…
6 September 2016
Poor households are more likely to be affected by disasters, and have been found to lose relatively more than non-poor people. Adaptive social protection programs can protect poor households from climate and other shocks.
6 September 2016
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the insurance industry has been working with institutional investors in promoting risk modelling beyond insurance. The aim is to offer parametric risk transfer to organizations (e.g., NGOs, development banks, microfinance providers, municipalities…
6 September 2016
The Philippine Government has established the people’s survival fund through Republic Act 10174. The fund is intended to provide long-term finance streams to enable the Government to address the problem of climate change. This is among the noted funding options that aim to address climate loss and…
European Union's Experiences in Policy, Funding and Financing Instruments Addressing Loss and Damage
6 September 2016
The European adaptation strategy deals with adaptation and resilience. Financial instruments are part of the whole package, while research and innovative approaches are considered to close existing knowledge gap.
6 September 2016
Risk transfer schemes can be utilized most efficiently when used as part of comprehensive, needs-based risk management solutions. Forum participants identified the schemes that can help address the losses and damages caused by climate change. The output also enumerates challenges and opportunities…
6 September 2016
No country can fully insulate itself against extreme natural disasters, despite prevention and mitigation efforts. A balanced mix of financing, therefore, is needed.