| Workshop Documents |
Final Report |
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| Doc 1 |
Agenda |
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| Doc 2 |
Background on the WMO Initiative for Provision of Meteorological, Hydrological and Climate Services for Financial Risk Transfer |
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| Doc 3 |
Membership and Draft Terms of Reference of the WMO Expert Advisory Group on Financial Risk Transfer |
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| Presentations of the Sessions |
Session 1 |
Opening and introduction |
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Background on the establishment of EAG-FRT and objectives –
Dr. Maryam Golnaraghi (WMO) |
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Session 2 |
Disaster Risk Financing and Financial Risk Transfer Markets Related to Weather, Hydrological and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate (User Perspectives) |
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Advancing adaptation through climate information services – Results of a global survey on the information requirements of the financial sector – Mr Remco Fischer (UNEP FI) |
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Perspectives of insurers, reinsures and insurance brokers -
Mr Rowan Douglas (Willis Re) |
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Disaster risk financing in the agricultural sector (traditional insurance and ART mechanisms) –
Dr. Jerry Skees (University of Kentucky) |
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| Traditional and Alternative Risk Transfer Markets (Physical assets and property) and Needs for Meteorological, Hydrological and Climate Services |
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Challenges and opportunities for disaster risk financing from policy to development within a changing climate (traditional insurance and ART mechanisms) - Discussion with Mr Olivier Mahul (World bank) |
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Insurer perspectives on climate change adaptation - Results of a global survey – Mr Remco Fischer (UNEP-FI) |
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| Agricultural Risk Transfer Mechanisms (traditional and ART) and Needs for Weather and Climate services |
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The World Bank Agricultural Risk Management Team -
Mr Carlos Enrique Arce (World Bank) |
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The potential for scale and sustainability in Weather Index Insurance for agriculture and rural livelihoods - Mr Richard Choularton (WFP) and Mr Francesco Rispoli (IFAD) |
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Session 3 |
Research and Operational Meteorological, Hydrological and Climate Services to Support Target FRT Markets and Lessons Learned |
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Overview of WMO, its Coordinated Operational Network and the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) -
Dr. Geoffrey Love (WMO) |
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Agrometeorological Risk Management: Russian experience -
Dr. Alexander Kreschenko
(All-Russian Scientific Research Institute for Agricultural Meteorology) |
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Financial Risk Transfer - MetMalawi Experience - Mr Adams Chavula (Meteorological Service of Malawi) |
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Highlight of the relevant research areas under the World Climate Research Programme – Dr. Michel Rixen (WCRP) |
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Research on High Impact Weather – Dr. Deon Terblanche (WWRP) |
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| Background Documents |
Expert Meeting on “Requirements of the Catastrophe Insurance and Weather Risk Management Markets for National Meteorological and Hydrological Services’ Products and Services” 5-7 December 2007, Geneva Switzerland |
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"Climate Services, Catastrophe Risk and Capital Markets - How Climate Services are Set to Become Embeded with Insurance Regulation", Third Sesssion of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, 8-13 May 2011, pp 54 |
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Financial markets drive demand for climate models by Rowan Douglas, WMO Bulletin 60 (1) - 2011 |
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Survey of financial firms outlines climate information needs by the UNEP Finance Initiative, WMO Bulletin 60 (1) - 2011 |
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Bring financial and scientific analysts together Interview with Dominic Waughray, WMO Bulletin 60 (1) - 2011 |
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Some Frequently Asked Questions: The Global Framework for Climate Services, WMO Bulletin 60 (1) - 2011 |
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GlobalAgRisk Inc. Publications |
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Weather Index Insurance for Agriculture: A Guidance Paper for Development Practitioners, The World Bank, November 2011 |
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| Administrative and Logistical Information |
Inf 1 |
Information Note for Participants (Hotel, Transport, Insurance, etc) |
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