This Saturday, October 9 Anaiz and Carlos talked to the co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2007, Juan Carlos Sanchez about his most recently published "Securing Our climate: Climate Change in Venezuela" .
This is the third book was born as an initiative of the Insurance Chamber Venezuela.
Dr. Juan Carlos Sanchez, a Venezuelan co-winner of Nobel Peace Prize to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change United Nations, who was in charge of development.
This is the third book was born as an initiative of the Insurance Chamber Venezuela.
Dr. Juan Carlos Sanchez, a Venezuelan co-winner of Nobel Peace Prize to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change United Nations, who was in charge of development.
The publication shows an overview of the climate issue and insurance, which was founded with the goal of providing the insurance industry of the country a comprehensive view of the opportunities and risks posed by the challenges of climate in the context of Venezuela, as well as possible actions to address and reduce the consequences of climatic events such as floods, storms, droughts and heat waves, among others, which translates into a strong impact on people, their lives and property.
The book shows how precipitation is affected by the El Niño phenomenon and the consequences that brings change to human health and also indicated that "the most important point of the book is that it reveals actual impacts of climate change for Venezuela and especially in our insurance industry. There, you mention the pattern of hydro-meteorological hazards such as floods and landslides in the country to cause 70% of the events responsible for most deaths and damage to infrastructure. "
As the author describes in its pages present an historical analysis of extreme hydrometeorological events and children occurred during the period 1987 - 2008, offers a clear view of the significant country's vulnerability to climate disruption, and also provides data about the propensity that exists for that an increase in the incidence of foodborne disease due to increased temperature.
Finally, the book identifies some of the most outstanding foreseeable future impacts to Venezuela, and addresses the risks they may pose to the insurance industry. With this publication, the Insurance Chamber Venezuela provides the industry with a strong first serious study on the emerging issue: the risks and opportunities climate change poses to the insurance business in Venezuela.
With information from the Insurance Chamber of Venezuela and the interview with Dr. Juan Carlos Sánchez
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