TY - BOOK AU - Durante,Juan José AU - Rosillo,Rafael ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Natural Disasters and Climate Change: Innovative Solutions in Financial Risk Management T2 - SpringerBriefs in Economics, SN - 9783030437084 AV - HD9502-9502.5 U1 - 333.79 23 PY - 2020/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer KW - Energy policy KW - Energy and state KW - Environmental economics KW - Climate change KW - Natural disasters KW - Quality control KW - Reliability KW - Industrial safety KW - Energy Policy, Economics and Management KW - Environmental Economics KW - Climate Change KW - Natural Hazards KW - Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk N1 - Disaster and Climate Change Risk Financing -- Development of Earthquake Parametric Triggers for Contingent Credit Instruments -- Development of Weather Index-Based Insurance Schemes in Bolivia -- Pasture Loss Indexed Insurance in Chile N2 - This book presents a technical approach to promoting the development of disaster and climate change risk financing and transfer strategies, and discusses several practical issues, chiefly focusing on Latin America and the Caribbean. Innovative risk financing and insurance mechanisms are vital for governments around the world, in order to provide financial protection and reduce the economic costs and social and developmental impacts of natural disasters and climate change. The book’s main content is complemented by a wealth of graphics, diagrams and tables that illustrate the concepts discussed and make the text accessible for practitioners and non-practitioners alike. The book offers proven, creative and innovative ideas on how to tackle risk financing and management for natural disasters and climate change. Strategic topics such as sovereign disaster risk financing, property catastrophe risk insurance, and agricultural insurance are also discussed UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43708-4 ER -