UNFCCC’s CoP21 Devex - December 21, 2015 Africa: $150 million for climate-related disaster risk insurance Artemis - December 17 2015 ARC gets $150m in support from COP21 countries IRIN - December 11 2015 Briefing on climate financing Der Tagesspiegel - December 11 2015 Versicherung soll Leid nach Klimaschaden abmildern Reuters - December 10, 2015 A plea from small islands: more insurance for climate change CNN - December 9 Why the Paris climate summit matters to Africa Forbes - December 9 Insuring Africa against climate catastrophe Government of Canada - December 5, 2015 Canada to invest C$50m in G7 Climate risk insurance initiative in developing countries Bloomberg - December 4, 2015 Climate Risk Insurance Gains Momentum on Paris Sidelines Financial Times - Beyond BRICS - December 7 2015 How Innovation is Protecting Africa’s Most Vulnerable from Extreme Weather Pacific Standard - December 4, 2015 At COP21, a Frantic Debate Over Climate Aid and some Hopeful News about Climate Insurance Telegraph - December 3, 2015 Justine Greening: Our choice is climate aid or more refugees Le Monde Afrique - December 3 Les Africains méritent une meilleure assurance contre les dégâts climatiques Blue and Green Tomorrow - December 2 2015 COP21: $1b Mobilised to Protect the Vulnerable From Extreme Climate’ De Wereld Morgen - December 1 2015 Landbouw en visserij hardest getroffen door klimaatopwarming Artemis - December 1 2015 Ban Ki-Moon, Obama in insurance pledges at Paris COP21 climate talks Artemis - December 1 2015 Obama pledges $30m U.S. support to PCRAFI, CCRIF and ARC US Department of State - December 1 U.S. Climate Risk Insurance Announcement United Nations Secretary General Statement – November 30 Secretary-General's remarks at High-level meeting on Climate Resilience Global Climate Finance Magazine – November 30 African countries turn to insurance to safeguard against climate change UNA-UK New World Magazine – November 30 Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala looks to African peers for innovative climate finance (page 16) Deutsche Welle – November 23 COP 21 : enjeux pour l'Afrique   Replica Coverage: Artemis - December 2, 2015 ARC opens parametric insurance products to organisations and NGOs Intelligent Insurer - December 3, 2015 ARC to double insurance coverage Artemis - October 2 2015 Start Network looks to parametrics and cat bonds for crisis response   ARC Outbreaks and Epidemics R&D The Rockefeller Foundation – August 20 2015 Development in the 21st Century is About Financing, Not Giving: Advanced Health, Impact Investing and Innovative Finance African Law and Business – June 23 2015 Transparency in the Time of Ebola: Encouraging the Timely Sharing of Outbreak Data  Artemis – May 27 2015 Metabiota provides risk analytics for epidemic risk transfer products The Africa Report – June 2 2015 An African insurance outbreak Wall Street Journal – May 20 2015 Virus Hunter Metabiota Finds Niche in Epidemic Research Market Place – May 22 2015 Insuring governments against disease outbreaks First Post – March 27 2015 New pandemic insurance to prevent crises through early payouts SciDev.net – March 25 2015 Insurance against disease outbreaks for Africa All Africa – March 16 2015 Africa: Building Universities Cannot Wait for Good Governance All Africa – March 10 2015 West Africa: View On Private Sector - Insurance for the Next Ebola CPI Financial – February 28 2015 The Pandemic Premium All Africa - February 6, 2015 African Risk Capacity to Develop Outbreak and Epidemic Insurance for African Sovereigns Artemis - February 4 2015 ARC targets 2017 for outbreak and epidemic insurance for Africa Financial Times – January 28 2015 Africa agency to offer insurance against Ebola African Law and Business - June 23, 2015 Transparency in the Time of Ebola: Encouraging the Timely Sharing of Outbreak Data   G7 2015 - Endorsement of ARC G7 Declaration – June 7-8 2015 Leadersʼ Declaration G7 Summit IISD – May 7 2015 G7, Insurance Industry Collaborate on Climate Resilience Reuters - June 19 2015 Insurance gains clout as climate change solution for the poor G7G20 – July 20 2015 African Risk Capacity: insurance against disaster Insurance Journal - July 7, 2015 G7 Endorses African Risk Capacity Program as Model for Climate Insurance   ARC Pool II Reuters – July 9 2015 Africa's climate insurance scheme expands, eyes aid agency clients Insurance Journal - July 7, 2015 G7 Endorses African Risk Capacity Program as Model for Climate Insurance Nephila Capital - July 29 2015 Nephila Capital Ltd Protects Farmers Across Africa Against Drought The Royal Gazette - July 10 2015 G7 praise for Island’s African insurer   Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030: Prevention Web – April 21 2015 What next for the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction? Artemis – March 15 2015 Risk transfer & re/insurance key to raising world's disaster resilience   ARC $26mn payout to Senegal, Mauritania and Niger Reuters - February 13 2015 UN Seeks US$ 2 billion Aid in Sahel as Conflict Worsens Royal Gazette – January 27 2015 Bermuda Insurance Helps Drought-Hit Nations Insurance Journal – January 26 2015 African Risk Capacity (ARC) Payouts to Exceed $25 Million English Press release covered in Reuters- January 22 2015 Drought Triggers Insurance Payout in Sahel Ahead of Humanitarian Aid  - Also covered in Abuja Voice; Business Ghana; Bloomberg; One World; News for Africa; Nigerian Voice; Insurance Gateway; AfricaNews Circle; Africa Manager; Afrik News; Fidelity Research; Modern Ghana; Star Africa; BizWire; Afriquelet; Africa News; Africa24; Veeoz; Africa Science News; Agro Insurance; Claims Journal; Africa News Desk; News Desk; Business World; Zimbabwe Online News; Africa Cradle; Making Finance Work In Africa; Africanspot; Fin24 French Press release covered in Afrikanspot – January 22 2015 La sécheresse déclenche le paiement d'assurance en Mauritanie, au Niger et au Sénégal - Also covered in Afryka; Echsar; NigerDiaspora; MedaAfrica; Financial Afrik; Agence EcoFin; Afropages; AfricaTime; LeSoleil; Cridem.org; Mauriweb; Dakar-Echo; AllAfrica; Senenews; MediaNiger; NewsForAfrica; Rewmi; Business Today; APS; AllAfrica; LeMagazineDuManager; PressAfrik; LeSoileil; SudOnLine; La Source; Liberation Niger; Echosdufaso Miscellaneous 2015: Artemis - December 2, 2015 Cat bonds can help provide $200-300bn for climate change shocks: Rockefeller Foundation Artemis - December 22, 2015 ILS and cat bonds can be a socially responsible investment: Mercer Forbes - December 22, 2015 African Risk Capacity: Insurance for African development The Royal Gazette - December 2, 2015 McGavick: insurers can combat climate risks Wirtschafts Blatt - November 23, 2015 Klimafinanzierung: Das 100-Milliarden-Versprechen Prevention Web – November 18 2015 Understanding Risk Forum opens in Addis Ababa Project Syndicate - November 12, 2015 Nicholas Stern: Keeping the Climate-Finance Promise The New Republic - November 1 2015 Who Will Pay for Climate Change? Center for American Progress - October 14 2015 Climate-Related Risk Insurance: A New Opportunity for US-China Collaboration The Guardian – October 7 2015 African countries turn to insurance to safeguard against climate change Ventures Africa – October 1 2015 Why African Financial Institutions Should Contribute to the Discussion on Climate Change Les Afriques – September 25 2015 Climat: ARC, les solutions aux risques Artemis – September 9 2015 Convergence essential for insurance to reach the vulnerable The Insurance Research Letter – September 2015 • ISSN #2165-2740 • Vol. 18 No. 9 (password required)  African Risk Capacity: Closing the Disaster Gap IRIN - August 17 2015 Bright ideas for better aid Devex – July 15 2015 Insurance, 'an essential policy instrument' for the SDGs Reuters – June 19 2015  Insurance gains clout as climate change solution for the poor IPS News – June 18 2015 New Approaches to Managing Disaster Focus on Resilience The Economist – June 12 2015 Narrow-minded American Progress – June 10 2015 Harnessing Insurance Markets to Enhance Climate Resilience The Bermuda Report – June 8 2015 The Bermuda Report Huffington Post - June 5 2015 Swiss Re Global Partners Chairman Martyn Parker: Protection Cannot Happen After the Event CNBC Africa – June 4 2015 Africa Spends Millions Preparing For Natural Disasters E&E Publishing - June 4 2015 Companies and regulators explore how a low-carbon emissions economy would work Artemis – April 28 2015 Climate change to challenge re/insurers risk management: S&P Madagate – April 8 2015 Madagascar. African Risk Capacity débarque Artemis – March 6 2015 UN report reveals re/insurance & ILS can do more on disaster resilience Artemis – February 20 2015 Where next for African Risk Capacity, Dr. Simon Young The Independent - February 12 2015 Insurance offers new hope to Africa in fight against drought and natural disasters Financial Afrik – February 5 2015 ARC est né de la volonté des Chefs d'États africains XCF Launch at UN Climate Summit: Risk Management Magazine - December 2, 2014 Using Cat Bonds for Climate Change Risks AllAfrica (French) - October 22, 2014 A la recherche de fonds afin d'investir dans l'adaptation aux changements climatiques L'Intelligent D'Abidjan – October 3, 2014 Lutte Contre Le Changement Climatique / Afin De Mobiliser Les Ressources The Green Africa Directory - September 30, 2014 Africa to issue over US $1 Billion in Climate Change Bonds The Insurance Insider - September 29, 2014 ARC to issue climate bonds Risk Market News - September 26, 2014 Catastrophe Strategy: Africa Risk Capacity's Dr. Joanna Syroka, Reuters Africa - September 26, 2014 Africa adds climate change bonds to global warming arsenal The Huffington Post - September 26, 2014 Africa to Issue $1 Billion in Climate Bonds La Tribune - September 25, 2014 L'Afrique lance des obligations anti-catastrophes climatiques Le Soleil - September 25, 2014 Changements climatiques : L'Afrique sollicite entre 10 et 20 milliards de dollars par an d'ici à 2050 Agence France-Press - September 25, 2014 Afrique: des obligations pour la gestion des catastrophes climatiques (agence UA) Environment News Service - September 25, 2014 United Nations Climate Summit achieves bold action Press Afrik - September 24, 2014 Sommet sur le climat : 1 milliard de dollars pour lutter contre les changements climatiques en Afrique Agence Ecofin - September 24, 2014 L'African Risk Capacity va mobiliser 1 milliard $ d'obligations pour lutter contre le changement climatique Headlines & Global News - September 24, 2014 Africa to Issue $1 Billion in Climate Change Bonds CPI Financial - September 23, 2014 African countries to Issue more than $1 billion in climate change bonds Structured Credit Investor - September 23, 2014 Climate change cat bonds prepped Politico - September 23, 2014 AFRICAN PROJECT WILL OFFER CLIMATE 'SHOCK' BONDS Artemis - September 23, 2014 Climate change catastrophe bonds for Africa to be launched by ARC Insurance Day - September 23, 2014 XCF launched as $1bn cat bond facility for Africa IISD Reporting Services - September 22, 2014 Africa to Issue over US$1 Billion in Climate Change Catastrophe Bonds Artemis.bm - September 24, 2014 Swiss Re pledges $10bn in re/insurance capacity for climate risks PreventionWeb - September 23, 2014 Swiss Re at UN Climate Summit ARC Pool I Launched: Commercial Risk Africa - 19 June 2014 Africa launches its first pool for catastrophe drought risks Wetlands International - 18 June 2014 Impact of global warming on food security in vulnerable areas in Africa London School of Economics - 2 June 2014 New insurance scheme boosts Africa's battle against climate change Insurance Journal - 23 May 2014 Africa can tap global reinsurance markets; Why not Florida? Daily Independent (Nigeria) - 20 May 2014 AU Opts for Insurance to Stop Reliance On External Aid Swiss Re - May 2014 African Risk Capacity: protecting agriculture investments in Africa Reuters - 15 May 2014 Africa assumes onus on disaster relief with catastrophe insurance pool Wall Street Journal - 15 May 2014 Willis Brokers $55 Million Reinsurance Capacity for First African Catastrophe Insurance Pool Miscellaneous 2014: Trading Risk – December 12 2014 ILS appetite rises for emerging market disaster risk (Password protected) Munich Re - December 11 2014 African governments seek protection against negative impact of drought on their vulnerable population, and cede drought risk to ARC Ltd. Artemis.bm - December 2, 2014 Weather-index microinsurance growing up, targeting sustainability World Resources Institute - 20 June 2014 A Time For Action: 3 Reasons to Urgently Capitalize the Green Climate Fund AU Commission - 24 April 2014 Commissioner H.E. Tumusiime Rhoda Peace discusses ARC with OCHA representative in Addis Ababa Daily News (Tanzania) - 2 April 2014 Mitigating disasters need collective efforts UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) - March 2014 Saving Lives Today and Tomorrow: Managing the Risk of Humanitarian Crises The Punch (Nigeria) - 30 March 2014 African ministers of finance adopted a resolution requesting ARC to develop an arrangement linking climate finance to increased increased climate volatility DRC Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development - 20 March 2014 Jacques Diouf sensibilise le Gouvernement afin de ratifier la mutuelle panafricain des risques Rwanda Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources - 20 March 2014 ARC to strengthen risk mitigation in Rwanda International Conference on "Human Security, Peace and Development: Agenda for 21st Century Africa" - 27 February 2014 Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan cites ARC as key tool to manage climate change impacts The Chicago Council on Global Affairs - 18 February 2014 Managing Risk at All Levels Swiss Re Open Minds - 30 January 2014 African Risk Capacity - a game-changer for Africa? Versicherungswirtschaft Heute (Germany) - 28 January 2014 First Drought Insurance for African Countries (in German) Bocquel News (Germany) - 27 January 2014 Launch of New Drought Insurance in Africa (in German) KfW - 24 January 2014 Press Release: KfW support for drought insurance for Africa Vanguard (Nigeria) - 21 January 2014 Lead Group considers $30bn [sic] for African Risk Capacity