How insurance can support climate resilience

Swenja Surminski (), Laurens M. Bouwer and Joanne Linnerooth-Bayer
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Swenja Surminski: Swenja Surminski is at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK
Laurens M. Bouwer: Laurens M. Bouwer is at Deltares, PO Box 177, 2600 MH, Delft, The Netherlands
Joanne Linnerooth-Bayer: Joanne Linnerooth-Bayer is at IIASA, Schlossplatz 1, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria

Nature Climate Change, 2016, vol. 6, issue 4, 333-334

Abstract: Insurance is gaining importance in and beyond the climate negotiations and offers many opportunities to improve climate risk management in developing countries. However, some caution is needed, if current momentum is to lead to genuine progress in making the most vulnerable more resilient to climate change.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2979

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