How urgent is the situation
What concrete measures can countries take to adapt
What does the ECA study tell us
Video testimonials – A call for action on climate adaptation
All societies need to understand how and where they must adapt to climate change. As a member of the Economics of Climate Adaptation (ECA) working group, Swiss Re was a lead contributor to Shaping Climate Resilient Development. The report introduces an approach and methodology to make this happen.
Video testimonials
In developing its methodology, the ECA working group relied on a wide network of experts and local partners. Here is what some of them had to say.
What should we understand by the economics of climate adaptation
Why should the world care about climate adaptation
Discussing Durban: why it matters
Swiss Re is active in shaping the global climate agenda through research and dialogue with key stakeholders. In Durban, Swiss Re joined the annual UN climate summit for the third year in a row as an official... Read the whole story
Managing risks in renewables
Renewable sources of energy hold out the promise of helping secure future energy supplies and putting the world on a low-carbon growth path. But financiers and operators of renewable energy projects face... Read the whole story
Martin Parry
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
We have lost ten years talking about climate change by not acting on it.
