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Where the Global Shield is active

The Global Shield against Climate Risk aims to support countries that are most vulnerable to climate risks. In its initial phase, the Global Shield started activities in eight pathfinder countries and one pathfinder region, namely Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Ghana, Jamaica, Malawi, Pakistan, The Philippines, Senegal, and the Pacific. The new cohort of Global Shield countries was announced by the Global Shield Board in April 2024 and includes the following countries: The Gambia, Madagascar, Peru, Rwanda and Somalia.

Updates from Global Shield Countries

Fiji

Fiji Enhances Financial Preparedness for Climate and Disaster Risk

14.08.2024

Fiji’s Ministry of Finance, Strategic Planning, National Development and Statistics led multi-stakeholder consultations in Suva last week to strengthen locally owned risk insight and access to pre-arranged and trigger-based finance against climate and disaster risks. 

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Senegal

Strengthening Senegal’s Financial Resilience to Climate Change

23.07.2024

The Republic of Senegal, through the Ministry of Finance and Budget, in partnership with the World Bank and the Global Shield Secretariat, launched the first workshop in Senegal in July 2024 to present the results and conclusions of the diagnostic on climate and disaster risk financing. 

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Costa Rica

Costa Rica hosts first Global Shield workshop in Latin America

15.07.2024

Costa Rica’s Ministry of Finance and the insurance regulator Superintendencia General de Seguros (Sugese) held multi-stakeholder consultations in July 2024 to identify the country’s most pressing financial protection needs in the face of accelerated climate shocks.

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Ghana

Request for Support

26.04.2024

Ghana is grappling with the multifaceted impacts of climate change, which are particularly evident in its agricultural sector, urban areas, coastal regions, and the operation/management of national infrastructure like the Akosombo Dam. The Request for Support describes the types of interventions needed to close protection gaps in these areas. More information in the Annex.

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Ghana

Gap Analysis Report

19.01.2024

The gap analysis provided input for Ghana’s Request for Support to the Global Shield and has the overall objective to facilitate informed decision-making by the Government of Ghana on major projected climate risks and gaps in financial protection.

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Ghana

Highlights of the 2nd In-Country Workshop

22.11.2023

The workshop held on the 8th and 9th of November in Cape Coast, Ghana, paved the way for Ghana to receive tailored support by the Global Shield to scale up financial protection against climate risks.

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Pakistan

In-Country Process Started

17.11.2023

The United Nations Development Programme and the Ministry of Climate Change & Environmental Coordination (MoCC&EC) kicked off the In-Country Process for the Global Shield, with a two-day multi-stakeholder consultation on climate-risk insurance and financing to reduce climate risks, and strengthen climate-adaptation mechanisms.

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Global

Way Forward for Interested Countries

02.11.2023

At the margins of the World Bank Annual Meetings in Marrakech, high-level representatives of the Global Shield Co-Chairs held a breakfast meeting to discuss lessons learnt from the In-Country Process in Ghana and listen to the needs of countries striving to fortify their resilience against climate-related risks and disasters. 

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Ghana

Initiating the In-Country Process

06.07.2023

The government of Ghana took its first steps in activating the G7- and V20-led Global Shield against Climate Risks by hosting a consultation over the past two days towards identifying their financing needs and gaps to combat accelerating climate and disaster risks.

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Vision & Mission

The Global Shield aims to increase protection for vulnerable people by providing and facilitating substantially more and better pre-arranged finance against disasters.

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Governance

The governance structure of the Global Shield consists of the Global Shield Board and the Global Shield Coordination Hub.

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Resources

This subpage provides further links, publications, and guiding documents on the Global Shield against Climate Risks.

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