What we are doing
The UIIF is coordinated and implemented by the ICLEI World Secretariat, the ICLEI Secretariat for South America and the ICLEI Secretariat Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, which are working together to establish the regional insurance services by 2025. Technical support and financial subsidies provided by the UIIF are limited to municipal governments that are capable and committed to exploring the potential to include climate risk insurance solutions in their own strategies and framework Municipal Disaster Risk Management Department.
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What we are achieving
The participating cities are able to receive technical and financial support to access urban insurance coverage against increasing risks caused by extreme weather events, through the development of tailor-made insurance products. Over the course of 1 year, the participants will dialogue with insurers, financial institutions, organizations and government departments, in order to facilitate the assessment of the city’s exposure to natural disaster risks and the understanding of relevant legal, political and financial conditions, as well as existing gaps in disaster risk financing.
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