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UID:https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/?post_type=event&p=72403
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LOCATION: FAW 9.04\, LSE Campus
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<p>Erica Thompson will be discussing 'Disaster Risk Financing in Model Land and the Real World'.</p>
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<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p>
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<p>First I will introduce the key themes of my recent book\, Escape From Model Land\, with a focus on applications in climate modelling and climate services.  I will then discuss an example taken from some recent work on anticipatory humanitarian action for both weather and climate applications.  Taking action in advance of weather-related hazards such as heatwave and cyclone requires not just a weather forecast\, but also some understanding of how good that forecast is likely to be.  Similarly\, larger-scale disaster risk financing approaches require not just a model of present/future climatic probabilities\, but also some understanding of how good that model is.  I will discuss the balancing act involved in effective and accountable disaster risk financing given imperfect knowledge of future climates.</p>
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<p><strong>Grantham Workshops are only open to LSE researchers and alumni. If you wish to attend the workshop in person or online please sign up to our <a href="https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/grantham-workshop-registration-of-interest/">workshop mailing list</a></strong><a href="https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/grantham-workshop-registration-of-interest/">.</a></p>
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URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/events/disaster-risk-financing-in-model-land-and-the-real-world-erica-thompson/
SUMMARY:Disaster risk financing in model land and the real world | Erica Thompson
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