Insights into climate change hazard intensification

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Published 2024-04-03

Climate change is one of the great challenges of our time. Many countries and regions are facing heightened hazard intensification and an increasing level of threat from natural disasters. Lucia Bevere, Senior Catastrophe Data Analyst at Swiss Re Group Economic & Sigma Research, talks about these challenges, and how the risks differ depending on the type of weather event. As we strive to understand and mitigate these risks, taking climate action and investing in climate adaptation is more imperative than ever for reducing devastating impacts around the world.

Watch the other episodes of our 4-part series to hear Swiss Re experts break down the specifics of natural disasters and how they vary around the world:
-    • The cost of climate change in South A...
-    • Mitigating weather-related economic r...
-    • Climate change impacts on natural dis...

Learn more about evolving climate change driven hazard intensification and the role re/insurance plays: www.swissre.com/institute/research/topics-and-risk…

Swiss Re
The Swiss Re Group is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. It anticipates and manages risk – from natural catastrophes to climate change, from ageing populations to cyber crime. The aim of the Swiss Re Group is to enable society to thrive and progress, creating new opportunities and solutions for its clients. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, where it was founded in 1863, the Swiss Re Group operates through a network of around 80 offices globally.

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