Women’s Climate Shock Insurance - A Safety Net for Livelihoods
| Tuesday, December 5, 2023 |
| 9:00 - 10:00 |
Theme
Race to Resilience
Details
Extreme heat and flooding are pushing millions of women across the global south further into poverty. This session will announce a new climate adaptation initiative to bring parametric microinsurance for extreme heat and flood for 150,000 women in India and Pakistan to support their livelihoods. The initiative also includes risk reduction strategies and equipment, an early warning component, and financial inclusion. Led by Climate Resilience for All, the initiative’s partners include SEWA, Khwendo Kor, and Howden Philanthropies. Swiss Re will also collaborate.
Hosted by:
Climate Resilience for All
UN High-Level Climate Champions
Self-Employed Women’s Association
Khwendo Kor, SwissRe, Howden Philanthropies
Speaker
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
Freetown, Sierra Leone
H.E. Razan Al Mubarak
High-level Climate Champion COP28
Maryam Bibi
Chief Executive
Khwendo Kor
Emma Howard Boyd
Global Adaptation Commissioner
Rowan Douglas
CEO, CLimate Risk & Resilience
Howden
Ekhosuehi Iyahen
Secretary General
Insurance Development Forum
Rachel Kyte
Dean Emerita
Fletcher School of Diplomacy and Law at Tufts University
Kathy Baughman McLeod
CEO
Climate Resilience for All
Reema Nanavaty
Director
Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA)
Sherry Rehman
former Federal Minister for Climate Change
Pakistan
Veronica Scotti
Chairperson Public Sector Solutions
Swiss Re
