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Climate change help urged for developing nations Sarah Mortimer
LONDON, 6 September, 2010 – Four associations on climate change initiatives, which represent over 100 insurers, have urged world leaders and governments to use insurance-linked products to protect developing countries against the impact of climate change. As the world wrangles over how to fight climate change, insurance think tank the Geneva Association, along with insurance industry lobby groups ClimateWise, the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII) and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), called for global governments to use better risk management and insurance-type approaches to reduce the vulnerability of developing countries from natural disasters. Read more. CNBC
Climate change help urged for developing nations Sarah Mortimer
LONDON, 6 September, 2010 – Four associations on climate change initiatives, which represent over 100 insurers, have urged world leaders and governments to use insurance-linked products to protect developing countries against the impact of climate change. As the world wrangles over how to fight climate change, insurance think tank the Geneva Association, along with insurance industry lobby groups ClimateWise, the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII) and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)…Read more. USA Today
Insurance industry urges climate change help for developing world 7 September 2010 – More than 100 of the worlds top insurance companies have issued a United Nations-backed call for governments to use risk management techniques and insurance know-how to help developing nations adapt to climate change. Read more. Environmental Finance
Insurers call for government assistance with adaptation efforts 9 September 2010 – Government action is required if the insurance industry is to realise its potential to help developing countries adapt to climate change, according to a statement backed by more than 100 leading insurance companies. Read more.