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Insurance Development Forum raises $340 million for Infrastructure Resilience Development Fund
This debt fund will invest in small to medium-sized commercial...
Vietnam estimates property damage from Typhoon Bualoi at $303 mln
Bualoi made landfall on Monday in northern central Vietnam,...
Centre sanctions Rs 1,480 crore to Uttarakhand for disaster management
Earlier, a high-level committee, headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, had approved Rs 1,000 crore for various disaster mitigation and capacity-building projects in 15 states. Dehradun: The Centre has sanctioned Rs 1,480 crore to Uttarakhand for disaster...
Give utilisation certificate for SDRF funds spent before seeking more money Kerala HC to govt
The court was hearing a plea initiated by it for prevention and management of natural disasters in the state in the wake of the landslides that devastated three villages in Wayanad district and claimed over 200 lives Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed...
Govt working on policy of ‘zero casualties’ during disasters: Union Minister Rai in Lok Sabha
“India faces a variety of disasters across seasons. The government is working on the policy of ‘zero casualties’ in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge of making India a developed country by 2047,” Union Minister Nityanand Rai said in the Lok Sabha on...
Kerala HC criticises Centre, state on lack of clarity in Wayanad relief aid
The queries from the court came during a hearing of a plea initiated by it for prevention and management of natural disasters in the state in the wake of the landslides that devastated three villages in Wayanad district and claimed over 200 lives Kochi: The Kerala...
Italy makes it mandatory for companies to buy climate risk covers
Most Italian businesses — especially small and mid-sized ones — have no protection at all. The new law will require companies to buy coverage and insurers to write policies or face fines. The plan is backed by a €5 billion ($5.3 billion) reinsurance fund, set up by a...
Zurich Resilience Solutions and GoImpact Capital Partners forge strategic alliance for APAC climate resilience
Initially targeting businesses in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia, the strategic alliance aims to address key climate risks such as extreme weather events, supply chain disruptions, and operational vulnerabilities HONG KONG SAR: Zurich Resilience Solutions (ZRS),...
Vanuatu urges World Court to recognise climate change harms
Vanuatu, one of the small island states that has spearheaded the effort to get the World Court to give a so-called advisory opinion, was the first of more than 100 states and international organisations to give its views during two weeks of proceedings THE HAGUE:...
ADB expands support for Philippines’ Climate Action with $500 million loan
In recent weeks, four strong typhoons impacted the Philippines one after the other, highlighting the country’s vulnerability to increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. Economic damages from climate-related disasters could be as high as 7.6% of...
Rapid increase of Himalayan glacial lakes, NGT issues notice to Centre others
Taking cognisance of a news report showing about 10.81 per cent increase of the glacial lakes in the last 13 years due to the rising temperatures, Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel said the report had outlined the sudden growth of these lakes...
Developing nations blast $300 billion COP29 climate deal as insufficient
The showdown over financing for developing countries comes in a year scientists predict will be the hottest on record. Climate woes are stacking up, with widespread flooding killing thousands across Africa, deadly landslides burying villages in Asia, and drought in...