Insurance for Climate Adaptation: Opportunities and Limitations
Climate change jeopardizes socioeconomic stability, and sets back efforts at development. The increasing frequency and severity of climate-change-driven disasters threaten lives and livelihoods, food security, water supply, property security, and economic prosperity across the globe. Adaptation is vital to make society resilient to the impacts of climate change.
Linking climate risk insurance with shock-responsive social protection
Combining insurance with broader social protection measures is one option to enhance the ability of vulnerable communities to absorb climate impacts. Drawing from emerging experiences, this policy brief examines the opportunities and challenges that arise.
Applying a gender lens to climate risk finance and insurance
Increasing climate risks require new adaptation and resilience building mechanisms for women and men. The paper identified a gap in the exploration of the gender-dimensions of different models of climate and disaster risk finance and insurance (CDRFI).