Timo Leiter, a lead author on UNEP’s latest Adaptation Gap Report, explains why simplistic metrics are not meaningful in understanding global progress on adaptation and how this is being improved. Read more
risk reduction
This paper is a submission to the second review of the Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM) on Loss and Damage under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which will take place at COP25 in December. The submission looks at the Loss and Damage policy debate, how it relates to other international frameworks and efforts in the areas of mitigation, adaptation, disaster risk reduction and sustainable development, and identifies how the WIM can be most effective. Read more
Surminski, Swenja (2016) Investigating the risk reduction potential of disaster insurance across Europe. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance... Read more
In March 2015, a new international blueprint for disaster risk reduction (DRR) has been adopted in Sendai, Japan, at the... Read more
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
Reference Ranger, N., and Fisher, S. November 2012. The challenges of climate change and exposure growth for disaster risk management in... Read more
Dr Nicola Ranger argues that to tackle the unique challenges of climate change and growth, we also need to change the way... Read more
Invertir en una economía verde generará crecimiento y empleo, lo que no logra la concentración exclusiva en austeridad y reformas... Read more
Abstract This paper presents a first estimate of the exposure of the world’s large port cities (population exceeding one million... Read more
Abstract This paper presents a first estimate of the exposure of the world’s large port cities (population exceeding one million... Read more