
非洲应对气候变化的经验对世界有何启示?
非洲每年因气候冲击而损失的GDP高达2-5%。到2030年,撒哈拉以南非洲地区适应气候变化的成本每年可能高达500亿美元。为了重新思考全球气候应对措施,我们必须尽早采取行动,帮助最脆弱的群体,并确保通过完善的系统提供支持。
Lesley Ndlovu is Chief Executive Officer of African Risk Capacity (ARC), a specialized insurance company that provides parametric insurance coverage against weather-related risks such as droughts, floods and tropical cyclones. Prior to ARC, Ndlovu held senior leadership positions in the financial services sector in Bermuda, Singapore, France, the United Kingdom and South Africa. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the UN Principles of Sustainable Insurance. Under his leadership ARC underwrote the largest insurance pool in the history of the company, providing insurance coverage to 12 million Africans who are vulnerable to the devastating effects of natural disasters.
非洲每年因气候冲击而损失的GDP高达2-5%。到2030年,撒哈拉以南非洲地区适应气候变化的成本每年可能高达500亿美元。为了重新思考全球气候应对措施,我们必须尽早采取行动,帮助最脆弱的群体,并确保通过完善的系统提供支持。
A partir de la experiencia adquirida en África, se presentan tres cambios que podrían marcar la diferencia en la respuesta global al cambio climático y sus repercusiones.
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