Moderated by: Heide Hackmann, Executive Director, International Council for Science (ICSU) Introductory presentation and remarks: Gordon McBean, President of the International Council for Science (ICSU) Panellists: Stephan Lechner, Director of the Institute for the
Protection and Security of the Citizen (IPSC), DG JRC, European Commission Eva Alisic, Co-Chair,
Global Young Academy Virginia Murray, Vice-chair UNISDR Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (STAG), Chair of the S&T Organising Committee for the UNISDR Science and Technology Conference on the implementation of the Sendai Framework for
Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 - 2030 Closing remarks: Vladimír Šucha, Director General of DG JRC, European Commission
According to ClimateWise, a
global network of 28 insurance industry organizations, not only is 2017 likely to be the most expensive year on record due to natural
disasters and extreme weather events all over the globe, but over the past decade only 30 % of catastrophic losses were insured, leaving a climate risk
protection gap of $ 1.7 trillion.
Insurance programs, social
protection measures, and
disaster risk management may enhance long - term livelihood resilience among poor and marginalized people, if policies address poverty and multidimensional inequalities [Center for
Global Development, 4/1/14]