This course aims to introduce CDRFI and its surrounding political processes. It presents conceptual and policy frameworks, shows practical approaches, and demonstrates integration into national policies and advocacy strategies at the national, regional, and international levels. Additionally, it provides insights on CSO engagement and advocacy strategies at all levels, highlighting the benefits, limitations, and challenges of CDRFI solutions.

This self-paced course is a shortened version of the eLearning course “Foundations of Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (CDRFI) and Impactful Civil Society Engagement” , provided by Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII) and United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) under the project “Multi-Actor Partnership (MAP) on Climate and Disaster Risk Financing and Preparedness in the Context of the InsuResilience Global Partnership” funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

In this course you will learn about:

  • Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (CDRFI) and the political processes surrounding it.
  • Conceptual and policy frameworks, laying the ground for CDRFI, and how approaches in this context are functioning in practice.
  • How CDRFI can be integrated in national policy frameworks.
  • CSO engagement and advocacy strategies at the national, regional and international levels.
  • Potential benefits, limitations and challenges of CDRFI solutions.
Course in English