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COP27: IDF MEDIA COMMUNIQUE

Adaptation and Resilience were the IDF’s strong focuses at COP27 as, together with its global partners, it announced a new Tripartite sovereign risk transfer programme for Nigeria, milestones in the development of the Global Resilience Index Initiative, and the Global Risk Modelling Alliance’s adoption as a key tool for the Global Shield

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PRESS RELEASE COP27: Global Risk Modelling Alliance Selected as Key Resource for the Global Shield Initiative

As part of its EUR 170 million commitment towards Loss and Damage and the Global Shield the German Government provides EUR 10 million to the GRMA

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COP27: Global Resilience Index Initiative (GRII) launches Demonstrator

The GRII, to be fully launched at COP28, will provide open reference data, metrics and projections of all countries worldwide. This critical missing layer of the world’s information architecture is key to reshaping development, managing risk and saving millions of lives and livelihoods - both in our climate today and decades ahead.

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Public-Private Partnership Launched to Develop Urban Flood Risk Cover for Lagos State in Nigeria

Launched by the IDF, UNDP, and the German Government, the Tripartite sovereign risk transfer project signed today at the Global Climate Summit COP27

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IDF SUMMIT 2022: Media Communique

Trio of Initiatives Launched at the IDF Summit In Switzerland:

Tripartite in-country project in Ghana Launch
Emerging Markets Report Launch
Global Risk Modelling Alliance (GRMA) Launch

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PRESS RELEASE: Public-Private Partnership to Develop Flood Insurance and Build Financial Resilience in Ghana

The risk transfer project aims to enhance the response of the Ghanaian National Disaster Management Organisation and local authorities after severe flooding, especially for poor and vulnerable people.

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VIRTUAL REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: The Insurance Development Forum Summit 2022

The #IDFSummit2022 is focused on the theme "Purpose, Protection and Perspectives”

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Press release: Michel M. Liès to succeed Denis Duverne as Chair of the Insurance Development Forum’s Steering Committee

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Press release: Tripartite Project Launched in Mexico by Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, the IDF, UNDP and the German Government, to develop an insurance programme to protect climate vulnerable farmers

The Government of Mexico, through the Ministry of Finance & Public Credit, the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the German Government, today announced the launch of a Tripartite project in Mexico to develop a sovereign parametric insurance solution for climate-vulnerable smallholder farmers, supported by investments in long-term risk finance and insurance market development.

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PRESS RELEASE: German government to enhance sovereign risk and resilience insight in partnership with the Insurance Development Forum and V20 climate-vulnerable countries

As the IPCC is set to publish its findings on climate change adaptation, the German government commits an additional EUR 21 million to enhancing resilience to climate risks and improving climate risk analytics.

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