Dialogue forums 2012: "Power and influence – Who controls the world's destiny?" 

Civil unrest and liberation movements in the Arab world, financial crisis and Fukushima and Germany's decision to phase out nuclear power. The world order is undergoing profound changes which we would like to discuss with you. On 3 February 2012 we will welcome Elisabeth Niejahr, Economic Editor of DIE ZEIT, Berlin, Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Head of the SPD Parliamentary Group, Berlin, and Prof. Werner Weidenfeld, Director of the Center for Applied Policy Research, Munich.   >more

2011 Horn of Africa drought – Drinking water for people in Ethiopia

For months now, people in the Horn of Africa have been suffering from the worst drought for 60 years, while international aid has made little progress. We are supporting a water project in Erebti, Ethiopia, where the situation is particularly precarious. >more

7th International Microinsurance Conference 2011, Brazil

From 8 to 10 November 2011, the 7th International Microinsurance Conference took place in Rio de Janeiro. This event was hosted by the Munich Re Foundation and the Microinsurance Network supported by CnSeg, SUSEP, FIDES, IDB, GIZ/BMZ and Georgia State University’s Center for the Economic Analysis of Risk (CEAR). >more

The outcome of the Durban climate summit COP 17 – success or failure?

The 17th COP at Durban, South Africa, ended on 10 December. The parties again failed to reach the urgently needed binding agreements on reducing global emissions. We talked with Thomas Loster, the Chairman of the Munich Re Foundation, in Durban after the conference. >more