Climate Innovative Insurance Solutions for Shared Resilience

Organized in the framework of COP29, this side event will explore how innovative insurance mechanisms can enhance resilience and preparedness against climate change impacts. By showcasing examples from projects like Naturance, Soteria, Merlin, and Piisa, the session will highlight applications in agriculture, data sharing, and ecosystem-based insurance. Key topics will include identifying barriers to implementing […]

Transformative Changes for Effective Risk Governance

The webinar, organized in the framework of the Europe and Central Asia Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction event, featured a joint keynote presentation by Veronica Casartelli (CMCC) and Cristina Brailescu  (DG ECHO) on transformative changes in risk governance, followed by pitch presentations from invited speakers, including Cristina Marugan (Spain’s Government), Karmen Poljansek (European Commission, […]

The curtain falls on a successful festival

One week to the conclusion, is time to sum up the main outcomes of the Finance Innovation Festival on Insurance and Investment Opportunities for Nature-based Solutions, which took place in Laxenburg (Austria) on 23-24 May 2024.