The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), with the National Agency for Perspective Projects of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Association of Professional Participants in the Insurance Market of Uzbekistan, conducted a training for insurance sector specialists on the topic “Climate and Disaster Risk Finance” with the involvement of an international expert.
The main goal of the training is to improve the skills of participants in the insurance market of Uzbekistan, both at the level of government and insurance companies, in “Climate and Disaster Risk Finance”. Taking into account the importance of the training topic, due to the constant increase in risks associated with climate change and the occurrence of natural disasters, an international UNDP expert, Mr. Kamal Ahmed, who has extensive experience in improving the resilience of infrastructure to disasters, climate change and assessing fiscal risks in critical infrastructure. Over the course of two days, he taught fundamentals, financial management, mobilizing finance, prioritization and other areas of climate change and disaster risk.
The training was held on April 18–19, 2024 in Samarkand city with the participation of more than 35 participants representing the National Agency of Perspective Projects, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Association of Professional Participants of the Insurance Market, the Center for Hydrometeorological Service, insurance companies and other agencies from the government and the private sector.
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