Publications
Reflections on the current debate on how to link flood insurance and disaster risk reduction in the European Union
In this paper we investigate if and how current EU policies influence flood insurance. read more »
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 »
Book review |Climate Shock: The economic consequences of a hotter planet, by Gernot Wagner and Martin L. Weitzman
Swenja Surminski on how the wait and see policy of businesses is not enough when it comes to global warming read more »
Multinational corporations and climate adaptation – Are we asking the right questions? A review of current knowledge and a new research perspective
Adapting to climate change requires the engagement of all actors in society. Until recently, predominant research focus has been on governments, communities and the third sector as key actors in … read more »
The Role of Insurance in Reducing Direct Risk – The Case of Flood Insurance
This article explores the current understanding of flood insurance with a specific focus on the ability of flood insurance to contribute to direct risk reduction. read more »
Climate change mitigation as catastrophic risk management
Since Nicholas Stern published his influential ‘Review on the Economics of Climate Change’ for the British government in 2006, economists have become increasingly interested in how the value of climate policy, especially the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions at the global level, depends on risk and uncertainty. New lines of research make the case that mitigating climate change is above all an exercise in catastrophic risk management. read more »
Taking an organisational approach to private sector adaptation – the case of Tata Teleservices in India
A growing paradigm of ‘engaging the private sector’ is noticeable in all areas of climate risk management and adaptation. However, there is limited empirical investigation into what action companies are … read more »
Reflection on the current debate on how to link flood insurance and disaster risk reduction in the European Union
Reflection on the current debate on how to link flood insurance and disaster risk reduction in the European Union read more »
The concept of loss and damage of climate change – a new challenge for climate decision-making? A climate science perspective
This paper reviews the implications of Loss and Damage L&D for decision-making with a special focus on the role of climate science. read more »
Managing unnatural disaster risk from climate extremes
Mechler, R. Bouwer, R.M., Linnerooth-Bayer, J., Hochrainer-Stigler, S., Aerts, J.C.J.H., Surminski, S., Williges, K. (2014): Managing unnatural disaster risk from climate extremes. Nature Climate Change 4, 235–237 (2014) External link to … read more »
