Global Climate Risk Index 2009

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Extreme weather events are generally expected to increase in frequency and intensity due to global climate change. They have the potential to significantly undermine progress towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Global Climate Risk Index 2009 analyses to what extent countries have been affected by the impacts of weatherrelated loss events (storms, floods, heatwaves etc.). These analyses are based on the wellknown assessments of the Munich Re database NatCatSERVICE®. The figures for 2007 reveal that poorer countries dominate the ranking of the most affected countries (the Down10), while in the past decade hurricanes in the Caribbean region caused significant losses and deaths and thus impact on the decadal ranking. In various respects, inter alia regarding the losses in relation to the GDP or deaths in relation to the population, less developed countries are affected more than industrialised countries. In terms of adaptation to climate change, it is important to note that there exist many synergies between disaster risk reduction activities and adaptation. Bangladesh is one of the outstanding examples which have undertaken already multiple measures. Thus strengthening disaster risk reduction is a key challenge for effective adaptation. However, an international insurance mechanism can serve as an important complement within a comprehensive adaptation regime. Both prevention and insurance are on the agenda of the UNFCCC negotiations towards an agreement in 2009 in Copenhagen, and progress here is very important for the prospects of a large number of vulnerable people worldwide.

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