This webinar is part of the Swiss Re Climate Change Webinar Series. Natural Catastrophes & Physical Climate Change – A Complex Relationship

Climate change poses one of the most pervasive risks to our planet and our prosperity. In order to tackle this global challenge, knowledge is key. Our new webinar series will explore various climate change related topics and through insightful discussions with an external expert we will identify challenges and opportunities while providing opportunities for audience participation.

The first webinar in the series took place on 31 March. Framed within the context of the recently published Swiss Re Institute Natural Catastrophe Sigma 1/2023, the discussion looked at physical climate change as one of the loss drivers behind the publication's 2022 natural catastrophe figures and put it into perspective amongst the other economic risk drivers. Prof. Dr. Sonia Seneviratne of ETH Zurich, joined Swiss Re's Climate Change Expert Thierry Corti to discuss where we really see signs of climate change impacting / driving nat cat increase / intensity.

If you haven't already, please download the sigma 01/23 Natural Catastrophes and Inflation in 2022: a Perfect Storm.

Updates on the next webinar in this series will follow soon.