Munich Re Symposium II
2nd Climate Change Symposium: Insurance and Disaster Risk Reduction in a Changing Climate
Date: 7th October 2009
Time: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Location: Munich, Germany: Literaturhaus
Under the heading Insurance and Disaster Risk Reduction in a Changing Climate, we aim to explore the implications of climate change for Disaster Risk Management in both developed and developing countries, and the potential roles of risk transfer and disaster risk reduction in climate change adaptation.
Coming ahead of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations in Copenhagen in December 2009, the symposium offers an excellent opportunity for experts from the academic, insurance and policymaking communities to share knowledge and develop plans for meaningful action. The Copenhagen talks will, in turn, set the stage for the implementation of strategies in the context of a Post-Kyoto Protocol in 2012.
The agenda of the symposium includes the following topics:
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Presentation of significant research findings on the quantification of economic and insured losses from climate change
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Exploration of economic and social considerations of disaster risk reduction, insurance and ex-post disaster response, and drawing lessons for climate change adaptation
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Assessment of available research on the implications of climate change for disaster risk management, the costs of adaptation and future insurability
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Exploration and discussion of opportunities for insurance mechanisms to support local and international climate change adaptation initiatives.
Professor Lord Nicholas Stern (Chairman of the CCCEP) and Nikolaus von Bomhard (Chairman of Munich Re’s Board of Management) will give keynote addresses. The symposium will conclude with a discussion of concrete implications for business and policy action plans and research priorities.
For further information and to register for the event, please contact Philipp Hasenmüller| - phasenmueller@munichre.com|, tel. +49 (89) 38 91 34 18