20121015_EDD12_Full_Agenda
20121015_EDD12_Full_Agenda
20121015_EDD12_Full_Agenda
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TUESDAY 16<br />
PROJECT LABS<br />
WORLD FOOD DAY | PROJECT LABS<br />
14:30 – 15:30 Global Index Insurance Facility – GIIF<br />
Project Lab 1 Responding to the Impact of Food Security and Climate Change<br />
Viwanou Gnassounou, Expert in charge of Protocols and Commodities,<br />
ACP Secretariat<br />
Rose Goslinga, Coordinator Agricultural Insurance Initiative, Syngenta<br />
Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture<br />
Shadreck Mapfumo, Index-based Insurance Technical Expert, Global<br />
Index Insurance Facility<br />
Juerg Trueb, Managing Director and Head of Environment & Commodity<br />
Markets, Corporate Solutions, Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd<br />
The Global Index Insurance Facility, supported by the European Union,<br />
addresses the scarcity of affordable insurance protection against natural disasters<br />
in developing countries and aims at developing sustainable local markets<br />
for index-based insurance through innovative products. This session will demonstrate<br />
the importance of expanding access to insurance to farmers and<br />
pastoralists as a way of responding to challenges presented by climate change<br />
and food security. Examples from Africa and southern Asia will highlight the<br />
growing importance of offering simple, flexible and affordable index-based<br />
insurance products that cater to diverse clients’ needs. The session will also<br />
underscore the value of facilitating access to credit for purchasing inputs,<br />
leading to improved yields and farm incomes, which in turn contributes to<br />
greater food security.<br />
Moderated by Andrea Engel, Senior Communications Officer,<br />
International Finance Corporation<br />
Organised by International Finance Corporation – IFC<br />
48 | EDD 2012 | AGENDA | TUESDAY 16
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