Start Network signs on to the InsuResilience global partnership
The Start Network has signalled its intention to support and join the efforts of the InsuResilience Global Partnership (IGP).
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Start Network and Welthungerhilfe at COP23
Start Network and Welthungerhilfe joined the international political community at COP23, the Bonn Climate Change Conference, to discuss how data and new financial instruments can enable aid agencies to mitigate the effects of extreme weather on communities.
Start Network and Pakistan government collaborate on new way to finance drought response
Start Network members have begun working with Pakistan’s disaster authority to develop a new way of funding preventative action, aimed at helping vulnerable families threatened by drought.
Risk financing for education in emergencies
The Start Network has joined a consultancy assignment to explore how structured risk management, using instruments such as insurance, could provide an important set of tools for protecting education investments.
Global Parametrics to bring insurance to vulnerable communities in developing countries
The imminent launch of Global Parametrics is interesting news in the world of disaster risk transfer and financing for the developing world and development communities.