Climate Innovative Insurance Solutions for Shared Resilience

Organized in the framework of COP29, this side event explored how innovative insurance mechanisms can enhance resilience and preparedness against climate change impacts. By showcasing examples from projects like Naturance, Soteria, Merlin, and PIISA, the session highlighted applications in agriculture, data sharing, and ecosystem-based insurance.

Key topics included identifying barriers to implementing innovative insurance solutions, developing roadmaps for their adoption, and determining actions to enhance ambition and enable effective implementation.

The session was moderated by Olexandr Suschenko from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, with speakers including Elisa Calliari (representing Naturance), Reimund Schwarze, John Matthews, Elena López Gunn, María José Sanz, María López Sanchis.

Learn more on the website of the Spain’s pavillon at COP29.