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Dear Friends of the Munich Re Foundation,
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We wish you a good start to the new year and hope that you have had some time over the turn of the year to recharge your batteries, reflect on the positive and negative and that you can now start the new year with renewed vigor.
We made good progress with our foundation projects in the last quarter of 2024. For example, we welcomed around 500 participants to our International Conference on Inclusive Insurance in Nepal in October. Poverty reduction remains an important issue, not just in Nepal, but globally!
Here, at our Munich location, we offered three Dialogue Forums with various partner organizations on the topics of climate protection and the energy transition at the end of the year. There was a great deal of interest and the discussions were intense. It was clear that many things are changing and, like so many upheavals, this one is not without friction - neither politically, economically nor in terms of civil society.
Last but not least, we would like to highlight the success of our "Strong Roots, Strong Women" risk prevention project in Vietnam: Thanks to funding from the EU, we are able to work with our partners CSRD and the University of Potsdam to further develop and scale up the resilience building project in Hue province in the long term.
The successful results from 2024 are our incentive to continue working hard in and on our projects in 2025. We look forward to a new year together with you.
Your team
Munich Re Foundation |
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International Conference on Inclusive Insurance 2024 - Summary The ICII 2024 took place from 21 to 25 October 2024 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Around 500 experts from over 50 countries discussed ways to accelerate growth and economic sustainability in the field of inclusive insurance for emerging markets. In 25 sessions, over 90 speakers shared the latest developments and successful examples from practice.
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Insurance for agriculture and livestock in Nepal: a path to sustainable development As part of the ICII 2024 in Nepal, a field trip was organized at the invitation of Shikhar Insurance. On site, it was shown how inclusive insurance solutions in the Nepalese region of Gagalphedi can contribute to the sustainable development of agricultural, smallholder structures.
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RAIN Challenge 2024 - 11 initiatives for nature-positive agriculture 11 initiatives were selected as winners of the RAIN Challenge 2024 following an intensive selection process. In addition to personal mentoring, project advice and visibility, they will now receive start-up funding to put their plans for resilient and nature-positive agriculture into practice. Find out more about the projects from Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Burundi.
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Climate change, mining and population growth - a risky mix for the people in the Inkomati region We support a holistic early warning system for natural hazards in South Africa as part of the RISK Award. During a project visit in late summer 2024, we had the opportunity to learn about project details, hurdles, successes and background information on site. Why is the health risk increasing to such an extent that a new warning system is needed? How does this relate to rainfall and droughts? When does climate change come into play? > more |
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Dialogue Forum: Rethinking participation - Together on the way to a climate-neutral city? With HM:UniverCity we invited you to the December Forum at Munich University of Applied Sciences: Climate change is also becoming increasingly noticeable in Germany. As a result, the pressure on society to move faster and more decisively towards climate neutrality is growing. Municipalities have effective levers to curb climate change. We discussed with our guests how we are creating new social alliances in Munich in order to realize a climate-friendly living environment. > more |
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Dialogue Forum: Energy transition and climate protection - both a challenge and an opportunity for German industry? Not a week goes by without bad news: thousands of jobs, entire locations and numerous companies in Germany are on the brink of collapse. How does this relate to the important and urgently needed transition to a climate-neutral economy and how must energy-intensive companies position themselves in the future? The experts at the Dialogue Forum in November provided answers to these and other questions. > more |
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Dialogue Forum: The challenge of climate financing - Climate protection seeks donors The climate-friendly restructuring of the economy and adaptation to the effects of climate change cost a lot of money. It remains to be seen who will finance investments in climate-friendly technologies, renewable energies, sustainable infrastructure and adaptation measures worldwide. The Dialogue Forum as part of the Munich Climate Autumn 2024 showed just how complex and multi-layered the search for financiers for climate protection projects is. > more |
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2025 RISK Award - An analysis of the applications Under the title "Children and youths as agents of change for disaster risk reduction", we collected applications for the next RISK Award until October 13, 2024. Well over 500 submissions from 77 countries were received, highlighting the urgency of the topic: disasters affect everyone, but some people are more vulnerable, and that includes children and young people! The winning project will be announced in June 2025. > more |
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"Strong roots, strong women" - Our disaster risk reduction project in Vietnam is being expanded Together with our project partners, the Center for Social Research and Development (CSRD, Vietnam) and the University of Potsdam, we have successfully applied for EU funding. Thanks to EU funding, we will be able to further develop and significantly scale up our "Strong roots, strong women" RISK Award project in 2025. You can find out how on our website. > more |
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RAIN Challenge 2025 - Apply now Together with Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), we are once again looking for innovative small-scale projects in East Africa for 2025 that strengthen the food security of the local population. At the same time, these projects should be sustainably structured and contribute to climate protection. The application phase started on 10 December 2024, and we will be accepting submissions until 31 January 2025. > more |
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International Conference on Inclusive Insurance 2025 - Save the date!
The International Conference on Inclusive Insurance 2025 will take place in Quito, Ecuador, from 13 to 17 October 2025. Experts from more than 50 countries will demonstrate how growth and economic viability of inclusive insurance solutions can be expanded in emerging markets. The conference is organized by the Federación Ecuatoriana de Empresas de Seguros (FEDESEG), the Junta de Política y Regulación Financiera (JPRF), the Superintendencia de Compañías, Valores y Seguros and Insurance in collaboration with the Munich Re Foundation and the Microinsurance Network. > more
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Executive Board
Renate Bleich, Managing Director
Dirk Reinhard, Deputy Managing Director
Chair of the board of trustees
Dr. Doris Höpke |
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