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Secondary impact modelling; long term learning from COVID-19
Using data to help countries plan, respond, and reduce risk.
Special Advisor, Finance Services Hub, UNDP
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A chance for universal healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa
Coronavirus has given us more than a pause for thought on how our societies are constructed.
Preparing for the knock-on effects of COVID-19
As the virus spreads rapidly in Africa, a co-ordinated response is required.
Overcoming roadblocks to insurance, risk finance, and development
Recognizing the role of the insurance industry to protect and invest in development.
Risk-informed development: from crisis to resilience
How risk-informed development can insulate countries from crises, political strife, droughts, and other shocks.
Our cities are on the frontline of changing climate
By 2050 two out of every three people are likely to live in cities with continued growth in urbanization across the world.
Building Coastal Resilience through Innovation
Insurance and infrastructure generally rank toward the very bottom of the list of fun and interesting things people like talking about. Beaches and coral reefs, on the other hand, are more engaging subjects.
Financing risk in Eurasia: Community, country and region
Risk is part and parcel of development, entwined with development and inseparable from that development. Increasingly it is recognized that an understanding and management of risk is what makes development truly sustainable.
Reefs for resilience: Insuring our shared natural capital
Half the world's population lives within 60 km of the coast - a coast that is under constant and growing threat. Rising sea levels, ever-more-likely and severe storms and cyclones, and increased coastal flooding all pose increased risks for coastal communities.
