Changing climates: the heat is (still) on
The world is getting warmer and natural hazards are becoming more intense, likely bringing higher economic losses in the future. Today, four major weather perils result in expected economic losses of USD
Insurance
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Insurance cover for land acquisition still a far cry
The biggest struggles in the recent past might have been surrounding land and land acquisition, but risk mitigation through an insurance cover is still a far cry. Thus, in case Tata Motors bids adieu to Singur, where the government passed a Bill to take back the land it had earlier given to the company for setting a factory, it will have no insurance cover to minimise losses. It may be menti
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Quake, tsunami cover set to be must for ports
<p>New Delhi After the deadly earthquake and a following tsunami in Japan caused a damage of $309 billion, India has started work on rules that will make it mandatory for at least 13 major ports to have insurance.
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Over 1.5 lakh fishermen being covered under insurance scheme in state
With a view to giving social security to fishermen engaged in fish farming, accidental insurance is being done for them and their families. A total 1 lakh 98 thousand 122 fishermen and family members have been covered under group insurance scheme.
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IGES-TERI CDM Reform Paper: linking ground experience with CDM data in the cement sector in India
<p>This paper, which was developed in collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), is aimed at proposing the improvement of clean development mechanism (CDM) in the cement sector based on the experience through the implementation of capacity building while describing the recent information and identifying issues and challenges in India's cement sector through IGES CDM capacity-bui
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Island nations domestic nuclear crisis is going global in a hurry
Just ask Christine Lagarde, France
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Rs.200 crore for fishing village scheme
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Work on a model fishing village scheme started with an outlay of Rs.200 crore in the current financial year will be completed within five years, Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac has said. In his budget speech in the Assembly on Thursday, Dr.
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Fisheries Ministry launches new insurance scheme for Sri Lanka's fisher families
Sri Lanka's Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Ministry has launched a new insurance scheme for fisher families. Under the new scheme, the family of any fisherman who meets with an accident or any other
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Climate change now a growing risk for insurers
Insurers are struggling to assess the risks from climate change, industry officials say, with the floods in Australia and Brazil highlighting the potential losses from greater extremes of weather. Scientists say a warmer world will cause more intense drought, floods, cyclones as well as rising sea levels and the insurance industry says the number of weather-related disasters has already soared
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Advancing adaptation through climate information services
This study focuses on the information needs of the financial sector with respect to direct physical risks of climate change impacts. Clearly, there are many issues for the sector relating to mitigation (i.e. the control of greenhouse gas emissions). Mitigation continues to be the top priority. However, that is not the subject of this study.
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The potential role of disaster insurance for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation
<p>The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential role of Index-based Disaster Insurance as a tool for climate change adaptation and social protection in developing countries. The paper will first provide an overview of recently piloted micro policies and macro policies.