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Harvard/SwissRe/UNDP
Climate Change Futures
This innovative public-private partnership will investigate the risks posed by climate change and loss of biodiversity that can contribute to natural disasters, the spread of diseases and other health hazards that often hit poor communities hardest. The initiative, which was launched in September 2003, at a conference organized by the partners at United Nations headquarters in New York , will work through four working groups to assess four areas: heat waves and air pollution, emerging infectious diseases, extreme weather events and impacts on ecosystems. The partnership responds to concerns by developing countries about the need for assistance in analyzing and mitigating the impact of these risks on poor communities. UNDP's experience indicates that better risk management could help extend disaster-related insurance to countries where it is not available.
Swiss Re:- Founded in 1863, Swiss Re is a leading reinsurer and the world's largest life and health reinsurer. The company is global, operating from 70 offices in 30 countries. Swiss Re has three business groups: Property & Casualty, Life & Health and Financial Services. Swiss Re offers a wide range of traditional reinsurance products and related services, which are complemented by insurance-based corporate finance solutions and supplementary services. Swiss Re is rated "AA" by Standard & Poor's, "Aa1" by Moody's and "A++" by A.M. Best. (www.swissre.com)
Harvard:- The Center for Health and the Global Environment was founded in 1996 at Harvard Medical School to expand environmental education at medical schools and to further investigate and promote awareness of the human health consequences of global environmental change. While the Center is involved in a number of projects that address this area of inquiry, main ongoing, core projects include the Center's course, research, media outreach and secondary education/general public programs.
(www.med.harvard.edu/chge)
http://www.climatechangefutures.org/
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