Natural Disasters and Climate Change
Innovative Solutions in Financial Risk Management
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Beschreibung
This book presents a technical approach to promoting the development of disaster and climate change risk financing and transfer strategies, and discusses several practical issues, chiefly focusing on Latin America and the Caribbean. Innovative risk financing and insurance mechanisms are vital for governments around the world, in order to provide financial protection and reduce the economic costs and social and developmental impacts of natural disasters and climate change.
The book’s main content is complemented by a wealth of graphics, diagrams and tables that illustrate the concepts discussed and make the text accessible for practitioners and non-practitioners alike. The book offers proven, creative and innovative ideas on how to tackle risk financing and management for natural disasters and climate change. Strategic topics such as sovereign disaster risk financing, property catastrophe risk insurance, and agricultural insurance are also discussed.Demonstrates the importance of innovative risk financing and insurance mechanisms for governments around the world, in order to provide financial protection and reduce the economic costs and social and developmental impacts of natural disasters and climate change Presents a technical approach to promoting the development of disaster and climate change risk financing and transfer strategies, and discusses several practical issues, chiefly focusing on Latin America and the Caribbean Offers proven, creative and innovative ideas on how to tackle risk financing and management for natural disasters and climate change
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Juan José Durante
Themen in »Natural Disasters and Climate Change«
Assessing Risk Natural Hazards Climate Change Financing Climate Risk Management Disaster Insurance Emergency Public Finances Insuring Risk Dísasters Natural Disaster Management climate change quality control, reliability, safety and risk