Global Shield Solutions Platform launched to address loss and damage from climate change
The Global Shield Solutions Platform (GSSP), a pioneering financing vehicle aimed at assisting vulnerable countries in effectively tackling loss and damage exacerbated by climate change, was officially launched on June 9, 2023.
The momentous occasion took place at the Gustav-Stresemann-Institute in Bonn, Germany, during the InsuResilience Global Partnership Annual Forum.
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By increasing the availability of pre-arranged finance, which swiftly disburses funds before or immediately after disasters occur, through mechanisms such as regional risk pools, contingency funds, and shock resilient loans, vulnerable countries can mitigate the impacts of disasters, bolster their economies, and ultimately save lives and livelihoods.
The GSSP offers comprehensive support to vulnerable countries, encompassing advice and grant funding for research and education, thereby laying the groundwork for locally adapted financial solutions.
Additionally, the platform will provide funding for the development and subsequent implementation of climate and disaster risk finance and insurance solutions, significantly bolstering the financial protection of vulnerable nations.
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“The platform is a recognition that it would be unfair to let climate vulnerable economies, whose people are least responsible for the crisis, carry the risk of rapidly crumbling cliffs of financial and social protection. GSSP brings new resources to leverage the full potential of the pre-arranged finance toolkit to accelerate the building of protection systems.”
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