Category: Environment
Insurers need to factor in water when assessing project risks
Water risks are often ignored by insurers and mainstream investors, despite being cited by the World Economic Forum as one the five biggest threats to [...]
Insurers welcome German court ruling on greenhouse gases
The insurance industry across the world was watching closely as a Berlin court gave its verdict on one of the first examples of the private sector pit [...]
Blue economy of enormous value to African states
“The blue economy can be a site of economic production, which through its value chain process can link small, medium and big production firms and ther [...]
Malawi and Senegal set for major investment
Farmers in 12 districts are expected to benefit from climate resilience technologies, new crop varieties, and improved agronomic practices through an [...]
ARC pays out almost US$750,000 to Ivory Coast after drought
African Risk Capacity Insurance (ARC) has handed a cheque for almost FCFA443,000,000 (equivalent of US$738,539) to the Ivory Coast government to provi [...]
Insurance key as African Risk Capacity and UN sign deal to boost financial tools
Insurance will lie at the heart of a new deal between the African Risk Capacity (ARC) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNC [...]
UN launches first guide for insurers to protect world heritage sites
The first guide for the insurance industry to protect world heritage sites, which include Victoria Falls, has been launched by the UN Environment’s Fi [...]
Financial services tops list of climate change actions required
Building on the UN Climate Action Summit, the Global Commission on Adaptation has launched a Year of Action to accelerate and scale climate adaptation [...]
Join the conversation on plastic
The United Nations (UN) Environment’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) initiative is carrying out a pioneering research study on the risks o [...]
Insurers launch new guide to address climate risks
As the UN met in New York to discuss climate change, 14 global insurers worth more than $3.5trn collectively have been outlining how they manage the r [...]