The Insurance and Risk Finance Facility works with public and private partners to build the financial resilience of countries, households, businesses, nature and food systems.
The Insurance and Risk Finance Facility is powered by a global team of development leaders, insurance and risk finance specialists, campaigners and coordinators.
The Insurance and Risk Finance Facility’s unmatched partnerships with foundations, governments, the insurance industry and development actors allow us to unlock new ways to achieve sustainable development.
We work on the development and delivery of tailored insurance and risk finance solutions across five key areas.
We work with governments and insurance industry partners to develop insurance solutions tailored to the actual needs of countries and communities.
Our in-country work takes a systems approach, focusing on the enabling environment as well as the market conditions needed for insurance and risk finance solutions to deliver financial resilience at scale.
UNDP is working with government and industry to protect people, economic activities and ecologies in Asia Pacific.
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In reef and coastal communities, UNDP is deploying nature-related insurance mechanisms to protect and restore ecosystems and strengthen communities’ financial resilience.
Nature loss is happening at an unprecedented rate, contributing to the worst global threats facing humanity, including food insecurity, pandemics and the climate crisis. Conserving and restoring nature, and creating sustainable ways to use the natural world, must be part of building inclusive economic growth, especially in nature-rich developing countries.
UNDP is designing and implementing nature-related insurance mechanisms to protect and restore coral reefs, mangroves, forests and wildlife through innovation challenges, the Tripartite Agreement in cooperation with the German government and insurance industry partners, and a series of bilateral partnerships.
With support from the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA), funded by the UK Government, UNDP is working with insurer Swiss Re and the Government of Indonesia to develop a parametric/hybrid insurance solution to protect and restore coral reefs. Protecting these critical ecosystems will shield coastal infrastructure, support local livelihoods and drive tourism. The initiative is set to be expanded to other countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Learn moreORRAA is a multi-sector collaboration to drive investment in coastal natural capital.
The Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) is the only multi-sector collaboration connecting the international finance and insurance sectors, governments, non-profits and stakeholders from the Global South to pioneer finance products that incentivize investment into coastal and ocean Nature-Based Solutions (NBS). Its mission, by 2030, is to activate at least US$500 million of investment, and in so doing, help build the resilience of at least 250 million climate vulnerable coastal people. ORRAA is partnering with UNDP on building resilience in reefs and coastal communities.
Swiss Re is a leading provider of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer.
Swiss Re’s global client base consists of insurance companies, mid-to-large-sized corporations and public sector clients. From standard products to tailor-made coverage across all lines of business, Swiss Re deploys its capital strength, expertise and innovation power to support the risk-taking that advances enterprise and societal progress. Swiss Re is partnering with UNDP on the Tripartite Agreement (TPA), a public-private partnership between UNDP, 20 of the world’s largest insurers under the framework of the Insurance Development Forum and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
The Blue Planet Fund is an important part of the UK’s global leadership on marine issues.
The Blue Planet Fund is the UK’s £500 million programme supporting developing countries to protect the marine environment and reduce poverty. It supports the delivery of the Integrated Review, which puts tackling climate change and the loss of biodiversity at the heart of the UK government’s international priorities The UK Blue Planet Fund is a financial supporter of the UNDP, ORRAA and Swiss Re project ‘Reducing vulnerability in coastal communities with coral reef insurance’.
Supporting small businesses in East Asia.
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