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Insuring against climate change

27. September 2017 |

Poor countries hit by droughts, hurricanes or floods sometimes need years to recover economically. Climate risk insurance schemes are designed to alleviate this situation and are being promoted vigorously by German climate finance measures. The only catch: not everyone can... more

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Insured against climate damage?

6. July 2017 |

In autumn 2015, the international community established seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At the national level, action plans are now being developed to reach those goals by 2030. Yet climate change is an obstacle on the way forward, especially for... more

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Financing Loss and Damage: A Look at Governance and Implementation Options

4. July 2017 |

In 2013 countries agreed to establish the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage (WIM) and agreed that it would do three things: a) enhance knowledge; b) strengthen dialogue and coordination and c) enhance action and support, including finance for... more

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Protected Against Climate Damage?

28. June 2017 |

The policy brief by Brot für die Welt and ACT Alliance analyzes the opportunities and limatations of climate risk insurance for the protection of vulnerable populations. It wants to contribute to an important debate, especially in the context of climate... more

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Financing Loss and Damage: A Look at Governance and Implementation Options

20. June 2017 |

The report by Heinrich-Böll-Foundation explores a number of elements that urgently need to be addressed with regard to financing loss and damage under the Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM) and jhow this fits into the different channels of international climate finance.... more

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Financing strategies for climate-related loss and damage

12. March 2015 |

Climate-related loss and damage is one of the most contentious issues of international climate policy. Essentially, it comes down to how to share the burden in a manner commensurate to responsibility if the worst comes to pass – if climate-related... more