Natural Disasters and Risk Management from a Global North-South Perspective (Panel at Conference: History of Insurance in a Global Perspective)

Submission Deadline:  09/30/2021 — Risks from and vulnerability to natural disasters are global phenomena, that have received more attention in the recent past as part of climate change discourses. Regions in the global North (North America) and the global South (Latin America or South-East Asia) are regularly hit by extreme weather events. But how successful have these regions responded to risks over time and what role has insurance played? This session will explore some of the following questions