A Novel Extreme Weather Risk Insurance System for Kenya
Ingebjørg Kårstad/ Norwegian Refugee Council
We want to protect vulnerable populations in Kenya from the effects of extreme weather by working with them to create meaningful local plans backed by sustainable financial solutions.
EXTREME WEATHER
A Troubling New Normal
The rise in global temperatures tend to disguise more substantial increases in unpredictable and extreme weather that are already causing havoc across the world.
Kenya Red Cross Society
VULNERABILITIES
Kenya's Vulnerable Population Face the Greatest Risks
The effects of climate change are also not evenly distributed: certain subsets of the population and different regions will be more vulnerable to disease and injury than others.
Bernard Ojwang, Greenpeace
CLIMATE RISK INSURANCE
A potential solution for driving adaptation
Climate Risk Insurance offers immediate relief in the aftermath of extreme weather, but the payment of a premium also offers a mechanism to encourage adaptation.
UN Climate Change/ Photo by COP28/ Christopher Pike
LOCAL SOLUTIONS
Codesign Central to Sustainable Solutions
Central to all of our work is the belief that Kenyan stakeholders must direct and lead all components of the project.
Ingebjørg Kårstad/ Norwegian Refugee Council