Institutional investors
Adaptation to climate change in the insurance sector: examples from the UK, Germany and the Netherlands
Abstract Adaptation to climate change, particularly flood risks, may come to pose large challenges in the future and will require...
Application of community-based adaptation measures to weather related disasters in Western Nepal
The project focuses on two measures that contribute to climate adaptation in Putalibazaar communities: a weather/climate information dissemination scheme and a community based insurance.
Microinsurance
Introduction Microinsurance, like traditional insurance, is a risk-sharing mechanism in which premiums are paid by all members of the insurance...
Examples of Index-based microinsurance schemes
Index-based insurance for livestock in Mongolia Herders in Mongolia. Picture: George Holden Livestock herding plays a very important role in...
Examples of conventional microinsurance schemes
The most common type of conventional microinsurance offered is Health insurance, however property and accident insurance is also offered by...