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
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,...
Strengthening Pakistan’s climate resilience through the Global Shield
07.12.2023
On the 16th and 17th of November 2023, Pakistan’s Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCC&EC) initiated the Global Shield In-Country Process by hosting a two-day multi-stakeholder consultation in Islamabad. The event was supported...
Launch of the Global Shield Programme for Resilient Risk Pools
05.12.2023
The Global Shield Programme for Resilient Risk Pools, a support mechanism of the Global Shield Solutions Platform was launched at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28, on 3 December 2023. In an effort...
Global Shield gains more momentum at COP28
02.12.2023
2 December 2023, DUBAI – The Global Shield against Climate Risks held a high-level event at COP28 today titled “Broadening Financial Strategies: Practical Approaches to Address Loss and Damage – The Global Shield against Climate Risks”....
Advancing Ghana’s Resilience: Highlights of the 2nd In-Country Stakeholder 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....
Global Shield holds first virtual board meeting ahead of COP28
21.11.2023
15 November 2023 – Ahead of COP28, the board of the V20 Finance Ministers and G7 initiative Global Shield against Climate Risks met virtually on November 15 to further scale up pre-arranged finance solutions to mitigate...
Linkages between Social Protection and Disaster Risk Finance
20.11.2023
There is a growing recognition that social protection systems need to evolve into adaptive frameworks, capable of offering supplementary support both before and after extreme weather events, such as droughts and hurricanes. In response to...
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..
