Projects

6th International Microinsurance Conference 2010

From 9 to 11 November 2010, the 6th International Microinsurance Conference will take place in Manila, Philippines. >more

Dialogue forums 2009/2010: "World in flux - the forgotten billions"

We will discuss the impact of the global economic crisis on international development policy, on the rise in poverty in many countries and on climate change. >more

Microinsurance

5th International Microinsurance Conference

From 3 to 5 November 2009, the 5th International Microinsurance Conference will take place in Dakar, Senegal. >more

Social Vulnerability

Summer Academy 2009

From 26 July to 1 August 2009 the fourth Summer Academy on social vulnerability took place at Hohenkammer Castle, focusing on Tipping Points in Humanitarian Crises. PhD students from all over the world were invited to discuss this topic.  >more

Climate Change and Justice

Climate Change and Justice

Industrialized countries are mainly responsible for climate change, yet it is the poor in developing countries who are mainly affected by its impacts. >more

Dialogue Forums

Dialogue forums 2008/2009 "Resources - Where are we going?" 

This is the fourth dialogue forum series organised by the Munich Re Foundation. The 2008/2009 series focuses on the current and future availability of resources. High-ranking experts are giving answers to local and global questions that concern us all. >more

Foundation Prize

Successful launch of Tonga's early-warning system

The final station in the current phase of the new early-warning system was set up and tested in August 2008. The system issues warnings in the event of natural hazards such as storms, tropical cyclones, tsunamis or earthquakes. >more

Disaster Prevention

Mozambique flood warning system

There has been a significant increase in flood catastrophes in recent decades. Scarcely a day goes by without our seeing dramatic images of houses under water and people in need. Good early warning systems are a crucial factor in effective prevention. >more

Water

Fog Nets for Eritrea - Project discontinued

The aim of this project was to supply the villages of the Eritrean highlands with water collected from fog. In spite of the project’s success conditions in the country currently prevent any further expansion of the project. >more

Population Development

Poster on the “State of the world’s population” and “Brenda’s life”

On one side of the poster, six world maps illustrate the links between poverty, health, education standards and AIDS rates, women’s rights and numbers of children. The other side features the portrait of fifteen-year-old Brenda, who works in Uganda as a youth counsellor. The poster was produced in cooperation with the Berlin Institute for Population and Development and the German Foundation for World Population. >more

Education

Mainstreaming climate change - Satellite images in the classroom

“Climate expedition”, a project conceived by the German environmental and development organisation, Germanwatch, brings day-by-day views of the earth captured from space into the classroom. The Munich Re Foundation is supporting this educational initiative, which is designed to make young people more aware of climate change. >more

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