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| Climate-related risks, in particular
extreme weather events, play an important role in the climate change debate.
The management of these risks - through disaster preparedness and climate
change adaptation - can create positive synergies and opportunities for
progress in the climate negotiations. The UN climate change conference
in Poznan (1 - 12 December 2008) will pay particular attention to this
issue.
MCII and Germanwatch organized an expert meeting in Bonn on 30 October to discuss approaches and questions to help Parties, observer organizations, the insurance sector, and relevant societal groups and NGOs prepare for the upcoming UNFCCC negotiations in Poznan. Each of these groups was represented among participants and some of their comments are reflected in this workshop report. This report summarizes the major points from discussions at the expert workshop and points to next steps for the climate risk insurance discussion as climate negotiators move towards COP 14 in Poznan and beyond. >> Full Report
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