25 February 2010
"Microfinance - A crucial weapon against poverty in the developing world"
Microloans help people in developing countries lead more independent lives. Despite the relatively high interest rates, according to Dr. Bernd Balkenhol, Head of Social Finance at the International Labour Organization (ILO), this form of financing is indispensable for tackling poverty in the long term.
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"Climate change cannot be halted purely by negotiation" Despite the failure of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, climate protection cannot be allowed to retreat into the shadows. At our Dialogue Forum on 19 January 2010 Prof. Mojib Latif takes the view that little can be achieved at UN level. Instead, he advocates deploying all the technological means at our disposal.
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“Climigration takes place today!”In the complex field of environmentally induced migration a rigorous and policy oriented scientific research is needed. Migration issues deserve greater attention in the world’s on-going environmental and climate change discourse, in particular in the context of the UNFCCC negotiations.
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Dialogue forum "The forgotten billions - Development targets in the crisis?" On 26 November 2009 Prof. Radermacher and Prof. von Weizsäcker highlighted global challenges and discussed possible solutions. Can the financial crisis be a historical chance?
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Dakar, Senegal. From 3 to 5 November 2009, the 5th International Microinsurance Conference took place in Dakar, Senegal. Over 300 experts from around the world exchanged experiences and discussed the challenges of microinsurance.
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Cartagena, Colombia. More than 400 microinsurance experts and practitioners from 50 countries met in Cartagena, Colombia on 5 November 2008, the opening day of the 4th International Microinsurance Conference, to discuss trends and recent developments in cost-effective insurance for the poor.
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10 December 2007
The issue of climate change and justice is gaining in importance, as was illustrated by numerous debates during the 13th world climate summit in Bali. Members of our “climate change and justice” project organised a special side event on the subject during the 13th world climate summit.
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Mumbai, India. 14 November 2007. More than 300 microinsurance experts and practitioners from over 50 countries met in Mumbai, India to discuss trends and recent developments in cost-effective insurance for the poor during the 3rd annual Microinsurance Conference from 13 to 15 November 2007.
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The poorest countries in the world will suffer most from the changes in the world’s climate. Start of our new project “Climate change and justice”. > Download PDF (46 KB) | 31 July 2007
Second Summer Academy on social vulnerability and megacities - A panel of internationally renowned experts met at Schloss Hohenkammer, Germany, from 22–28 July 2007 to discuss “Megacities: Social vulnerability and resilience building.”
> Download PDF (26 KB) | 1 June 2007
Enter the go!clean contest and win yourself some greenbacks! This invitation to participate in the "go!clean" schools competition was taken at face value by the prize-winning pupils presented at the awards ceremony on 1 June 2007. Among the fresh and successful business ideas were designer watches made of recycled material, sophisticated and highly accurate data loggers for measuring temperature and Stellar-Solar-AG, a company selling power collected on the school’s rooftops to the local municipal works.
> Download PDF (29 KB) | 23 November 2006
New Breakthroughs in Extending Insurance to the Poor: 2nd International microinsurance conference and book launch a big success > more | 1 August 2006
First summer academy on social vulnerability and disasters:
Knowledge about the relationship between people, resources, and natural hazards will determine the future. This prompted the United Nations University and the Munich Re Foundation to hold a summer academy on social vulnerability. The title was “Global water hotspots: Social vulnerability and resilience building.” > Download PDF (26 KB) | 29 March 2006
Munich Re Foundation grants prize for early-warning system – €50,000 for optimised storm-warning system in the Kingdom of Tonga. > Download PDF (90 KB) | 18 November 2005
International symposium held by the Munich Re Foundation agrees on the Hohekammer Charter, containing the ten most important challenges for optimising disaster prevention worldwide. 100 experts from all over the world call for extensive measures at the symposium "Worldwide disaster prevention - Awareness is the key". > Download PDF (268 KB) | 21 October 2005
The microinsurance sector plays a key role in the fight against poverty. This is the core message in the final statement of the International Microinsurance Conference „Making insurance work for the poor. Current practices and lessons learnt“, staged by the Munich Re Foundation and the initiative CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) at Hohenkammer from 18 to 20 October 2005. > Download PDF (34 KB) | 08 April 2005
Newly established Munich Re Foundation goes public: under the motto "FromKnowledge to Action", the idea is to provide support for people in risk situations. Thefoundation will devote itself to addressing major challenges – climate change,urbanisation, disaster prevention and poverty.
> Download PDF (22 KB) | 08 April 2005
"From Knowledge to Action" – Under this motto Munich Re is intensifying its efforts on behalfof people who are insufficiently prepared for risks due to population development,urbanisation, water scarcity, and climate and environmental changes. And it is to this end thatMunich Reinsurance Company has set up the Munich Re Foundation with a capital of €50m. > Download PDF (16 KB) |
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