FinMin Flags need for Insurance against Climate Risks

Climate change induced recurring set of hazards have repeatedly put its people and businesses at high risk of lost assets, health, livelihoods, or even lives, with global economic losses from disasters due to natural hazards in 2022, amounting to USD 275 billion, observes a Finance Ministry note on Wednesday. However, financial coping mechanisms, could boost […]

by Nivedita Mukherjee - February 15, 2024, 4:52 am

Climate change induced recurring set of hazards have repeatedly put its people and businesses at high risk of lost assets, health, livelihoods, or even lives, with global economic losses from disasters due to natural hazards in 2022, amounting to USD 275 billion, observes a Finance Ministry note on Wednesday. However, financial coping mechanisms, could boost resilience against such hazards.