Workshop on Science for Managing Disaster Risks

Workshop on Science  for Managing Disaster Risks

PJ Hilton, Petaling Jaya

9 March 2016

The workshop involves scientists and financial entities in particular insurers, reinsurers and risk assessors from various sectors. The objective is to understand scientific needs and priorities of financial entities for managing disaster risks and identify barriers that limit the penetration of disaster risk insurance in Malaysia.

The workshop discussion will focus on questions such as: What science information are you using now for managing risk of disasters? How effective are these? What do you need in addition? Participants from the private sector are encouraged to highlight good practices in current insurance models that should be scaled-up as well as strategies to promote risk insurance for current and future climate.

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