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Response to European Commission’s green paper on the insurance of natural and man-made disasters

Response to European Commission’s green paper on the insurance of natural and man-made disasters

a policy paper by Swenja Surminski, Florence Crick 1 July, 2013

of key points Insurance is one tool amongst others in a holistic natural disaster risk management strategy. Risk transfer alone, without consideration of risk reduction efforts, is not a … read more »


Vulnerability to weather disasters: the choice of coping strategies in rural Uganda

Vulnerability to weather disasters: the choice of coping strategies in rural Uganda

a research article by Jennifer Helgeson, Simon Dietz 21 March, 2013

When a natural disaster hits, the affected households try to cope with its impacts. A variety of coping strategies, from reducing current consumption to disposing of productive assets, may … read more »


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