News & Events around the Global Shield
This subpage showcases relevant news and events around the Global Shield against Climate Risks.
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News
Strengthening Financial Resilience against Climate Risks in Tonga: Inaugural Global Shield Workshop Held
30.09.2024
Nuku’alofa, 30 September 2024 – Tonga recently hosted the inaugural workshop of the Global Shield against Climate Risks, an initiative jointly led by the G7 and V20 Group. Organized under the leadership of the Ministry of...
The Republic of the Marshall Islands Kicks Off First Global Shield In-country Dialogue
17.09.2024
MAJURO, 17 September 2024 – The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) successfully hosted the first workshop of the G7- and V20-led Global Shield against Climate Risks, an initiative aimed at addressing severe climate hazards...
Fiji Enhances Financial Preparedness for Climate and Disaster Risks
14.08.2024
SUVA, 14 August 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...
Strengthening Senegal’s Financial Resilience to Climate Change
23.07.2024
Joint press release of the Ministry of Finance and Budget of Senegal, the World Bank Group’s Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Program, and the Global Shield against Climate Risks Access a French version of the...
Costa Rica hosts first Global Shield workshop in Latin America
16.07.2024
Joint press release of Ministerio de Hacienda de Costa Rica, Superintendencia General de Seguros de Costa Rica (Sugese), and the Global Shield against Climate Risks 15 July 2024, SAN JOSÉ – Costa Rica’s Ministry of Finance...
Pacific Island Countries to receive premium support from Global Shield
12.06.2024
Translating SMART Principles into Action The V20/G7 Global Shield against Climate Risks has provided a USD 10 million contribution to the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC) via the Global Shield Solutions Platform – one...
Global Shield Board welcomes new group of beneficiary countries
22.04.2024
22 April 2024, WASHINGTON D.C. – Back-to-back with World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings, the Board of the Global Shield against Climate Risks composed of representatives from both climate vulnerable and supporting countries,...
Past and upcoming Events
ICII 2023
At this year’s International Conference on Inclusive Insurance, the Global Shield will host the session “Pat..
Webinar: The Role of the Global Shield in Addressing Loss and Damage
Webinar: The Role of the Global Shield in Addressing Loss and Damage 24th November, 14:00 to 15:00 CET Microsoft Teams &..
High-Level Side Event: Practical Approaches to Address Loss and Damage
Broadening Financial Strategies: Practical Approaches to Address Loss and Damage – The Global Shield against Climate R..
Launch of the Global Shield Programme for Resilient Risk Pools
Unleashing Regional Resilience through the Global Shield Programme for Resilient Risk Pools 3rd December 2023 16:00 to 1..
