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 from a comparative perspective: How have specific countries/regions in the global North and South addressed the issue of rising risks from natural disasters over the past century/in recent decades? Which regions/countries have been successful/less successful in mitigating costs and damages from natural catastrophes? Aside from the development of insurance markets, what kinds of government interventions a and risk management strategies have been implemented successfully/less successfully in the North and the South?
Project Contact: Send email to Natalie Rauscher
Project Details: https://history-of-insurance.dg.unibas.ch/en/preliminary-conference-programm/natural-disasters-and-risk-management-from-a-global-north-south-perspective/