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Hello. My name is
Swenja Surminski.
I'm the head of
Adaptation Research at
the Grantham Research Institute
at the London School
of Economics.
Today, I'm going to
talk with you about
Disaster Insurance in
Developing Countries.
How it's being used?
Why it's being used?
What the challenges are?
But then also, most importantly,
whether or not it can
help us addressing
climate change and preparing
for climate risks.
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In the next couple of minutes,
we will discuss the
wonderful world of
disaster risk insurance by
looking at some examples.
Also trying to
understand why this is
being used in what
context, for what risks.
We are going to try and
visit some applications.
How does this instrument
work on the ground?
What are the advantages,
disadvantages and challenges?
We will end with a
discussion of the outlook.
Where does this actually fit in
our efforts to address
climate change and
prepare for the climate
risks that many
places around the world
already experiencing?
Any lectures are only
as good as what you
will make of it and how
you use the material.
I will do my best to pause
at certain points and ask
questions because
I think there is
plenty of food for thought.
There are some really
topical questions
that policymakers, insurers,
NGOs, development partners are
currently struggling with.
Throughout this
lecture, I really
encourage you to also think,
to consider this in
your own context and
to then probe and see
this as an appetizer and
hopefully, be more
interested in studying
this field and exploring
further what options
are out there,
what exists, what
we can develop,
where the innovation is.
That's my offer, and I hope that
throughout this
lecture I can give
you some food for thought.
To get started,
