Climate resilience through risk

Project completed

The overall goal of the RES-RISK project will be to enhance climate resilience and promote adaptive capacities of the vulnerable through risk transfer options and solutions. The specific expected outcomes of the project will be (1) Vulnerable communities adopt risk transfer (insurance) products, as a part of comprehensive adaptation framework which also builds on disaster risk reduction; (2) Viable climate insurance products and models are up-scaled and mainstreamed into frameworks, policies and regulations of the Government; (3) Enhanced capacities and knowledge drive innovations in climate insurance products, by public and private sector institutions, thus meeting the demands of vulnerable communities. The project will draw from Swiss knowledge, expertise and experiences on financial instruments in risk transfer in addressing climate change. As the climate insurance solutions that are to be developed under the initiative will be generic in nature, the knowledge and insights gained could be adapted in other developing countries.

Country/region Topic Period Budget
India
Agriculture & food security
Climate change and environment
Employment & economic development
Agricultural financial services
Environmental policy
Agriculture value-chain development (til 2016)
Informal banking & insurance
Financial policy
01.05.2011 - 30.09.2018
CHF 3'800'000
Directorate/federal office responsible SDC
Credit area Development cooperation
Project partners Contract partner
International or foreign NGO
  • SDC Field Office


Budget Current phase Swiss budget CHF   3'800'000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF   3'584'465
Project phases

Phase 1 01.05.2011 - 30.09.2018   (Completed)