Extreme weather – are ocean indusries ready for a “new normal”?
WOC Invites the Global Ocean Business and Investment Community to the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) Webinar on Impacts of Extreme Weather for Maritime Industries
3 March 2020
The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) is organizing the following webinar:
EXTREME WEATHER – DOES THE MARITIME INDUSTRY NEED TO PREPARE FOR A “NEW NORMAL”?
Date: 12 March 2020 (Thursday)
Time: 15:00-16:00 CET (Hamburg time)
Registration: Click here to register
The webinar is open to all participants free of charge.
This event will examine developments and research findings about extreme weather conditions and projections for the decades to come, and present case studies to demonstrate how the marine insurance industry has already been impacted by extreme weather, followed by audience Q&A.
Extreme weather phenomena have grown in frequency, number and strength in recent years. The geographical regions impacted by major rainfall, wind and storm events are growing in size, while the seasons during which such phenomena occur are becoming increasingly unpredictable. This has led to a “new normal” for which the maritime industry needs to be prepared.
In relation to this, the World Ocean Council (WOC) is working with the ocean business and investment community to determine how to best ensure that ports and essential coastal infrastructure are being adapted to ensure resiliency during extreme events, especially in small islands and developing countries.
The WOC is following up on the deliberations by ocean business and investment representatives at the 2019 Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) regarding the development of a global, multi-stakeholder leadership alliance to ensure ports and coastal infrastructure worldwide are ready, resilient and able to minimize the impacts of extreme events on communities, businesses and economies.
For more information on the webinar, visit https://iumi.com/education/
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