Jillian Eldridge

2015

Research article  21 September, 2015

Observations on the role of the private sector in the UNFCCC's loss and damage of climate change work program

This paper presents evidence of current engagement and expectations, from official submissions to the UNFCCC, L&D literature, and relates this to experiences from the fields of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA). read more »

Working paper  30 March, 2015

Novel and improved insurance instruments for risk reduction

In the context of natural disaster insurance and risk reduction this paper looks at how to assess existing insurance offerings and how to design new schemes. read more »

2014

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Research article  18 November, 2014

Flood insurance in England - An assessment of the current and newly proposed insurance scheme in the context of rising flood risk

By applying our analytical framework we find an absence of formal incentive mechanisms for risk reduction in the existing and proposed Flood Re scheme. We identify the barriers for applying insurance to risk reduction and point to some possible modifications in the Flood Re proposal to deliver a greater link between risk transfer and risk reduction. read more »

Working paper  1 January, 2014

Flood insurance in England - an assessment of the current and newly proposed insurance scheme in the context of rising flood risk

Flooding is the largest natural disaster risk in England and it is expected to rise even further as we experience a changing climate and continue putting … read more »

2013

Working paper  1 December, 2013

Observations on the role of the private sector in the UNFCCC's loss and damage of climate change work programme

Private sector engagement, particularly in relation to public policy based action and strategy, has become a buzz word in most policy areas, but this is often … read more »

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