Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Rockefeller Assists Global Resilience Partnership With New Ideas In Flood Risk Management
Floods hit upwards of 250 million people each year, causing more economic and human losses than any other kind of natural hazard.
The situation is not getting any better. Of the 15 most costly insured natural and man-made catastrophes since 1974, 12 have occurred since 2000 — and 10 of the 15 have involved flooding.
To encourage new ideas and actions in flood risk management, Zurich Insurance Group has teamed up with the Global Resilience Partnership, a public-private initiative spearheaded by the Rockefeller Foundation, the United States Agency for International Development, and Sida, the Swedish development agency...