Climate Risk Insurance

Participants will learn about :

the relevance of climate and disaster risks in developing and emerging economies and their negative impact on sustainable development
international initiatives and support programs to increase access to climate risk insurance and overcome existing barriers of market development
the spectrum of existing climate and disaster risk insurance approaches
existing risk analysis tools and models to assess climate and disaster risks and implement them to define comprehensive climate adaptation policies
the different elements of the product development process for climate risk insurance products
the elements of the pricing process and premium components
and apply the presented tools and models in case studies.

Participants from the public and private sector responsible for climate and disaster risk management, including representatives (managers at mid-level and above) from public administration offices at national and sub-sovereign levels, regional and national development agencies/banks, financial intermediaries and insurance companies, cooperatives & agriculture entrepreneurs, scientists. Significant insurance expertise not required.