CRA in the news
Explore stories from news organizations about how Climate Resilience for All is helping women and vulnerable communities from the impact of extreme heat.
Down To Earth
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In April 2024, Climate Resilience for All, a women-focused climate adaptation non-profit, piloted a $600,000 parametric insurance programme for 50,000 women of the Self-Employed Women’s Association working in the informal sector across 23 districts in Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
CNN
A one-of-its-kind insurance policy has started making payouts to tens of thousands of women across India to help them cope with the impact of extreme heat.
Reuters
Kathy Baughman McLeod has been spearheading global efforts to bring visibility to the deadly impacts of extreme heat. Her passion for addressing climate and gender equity led her to create Climate Resilience for All (CRA), a gender-focused, global NGO dedicated to protecting people and livelihoods from the multiple impacts of extreme heat.
The New York Times
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As dangerous heat becomes impossible to ignore, an array of practical innovations are emerging around the world to protect people most vulnerable to its hazards. What’s notable is that these efforts don’t require untested technologies. Instead, they’re based on ideas that are practical and already known to work.​
Mongabay
Over two decades, between 2000 and 2019, India faced the third most number of natural disaster events in the world. Future prospects are grim – with the frequency and intensity of many natural disasters projected to increase, losses and damages will run into billions of U.S. dollars. State coffers may not have the funds to pay.Mongabay​​
Devex​
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In the West African nation Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, “open markets” are common. Here fruit and vegetable sellers, most of them women, work with little shade and hydration
Context​
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Rachel Kyte is board chair of Climate Resilience for All, and Kathy Baughman McLeod is founding CEO of Climate Resilience for All.
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We each spent a week in New York at the annual U.N. General Assembly and Climate Action Summit last month - and while there is progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and climate action, progress must be exponentially faster.
Prudential
Prudential plc (“Prudential”), one of Asia and Africa’s leading insurance companies, announced today that it has taken a further step in its climate resilience efforts.
The New York Times
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Monday was most likely the hottest day ever recorded on Earth, with a global average of about 62.87 degrees Fahrenheit, or 17.15 degrees Celsius, preliminary data showed — beating a record that had been set just one day before.
Bloomberg​
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The sun beat down outside as two dozen women sheltered inside an office in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. The unbearable heat that consumed their neighborhood in early May keeps arriving earlier and earlier in the year, putting at risk their ability to provide for their families. The hot season had just begun, and soon temperatures would make it too hot to work outside.
CBS News
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Thousands of low-income women in India are receiving assistance to deal with the economic and health effects of the deadly triple-digit temperatures gripping the country.
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Insurance Journal
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In the city of Ahmedabad in western India, temperatures climbed above 43C (109F) every day between May 19 and May 25, creating deadly hot working conditions for many of the laborers who keep the local economy humming.
Reuters​
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LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Thursday for countries to address the urgency of the extreme heat epidemic, fueled by climate change - days after the world registered its hottest day on record.
World Economic Forum
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Vulnerable communities in developing countries such as India bear the brunt of the effects of climate change. But a growing insurance coverage gap is preventing many of these people from protecting their livelihoods from extreme weather events and climate change.
NPR​
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Notable weather events are known by their names. Take Hurricane Sandy or the Thomas Fire. But what about heat waves? We hear from scientists advocating for names in an effort to save lives.
Devex​
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​As deadly heat waves sweep the globe, a new initiative in India is experimenting with parametric heat insurance, in what experts hope will prove an innovative financing model to help climate-vulnerable communities mitigate losses from extreme heat.
Insurance Business
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara (pictured) has released an in-depth report examining the uninsured and insured costs associated with recent extreme heat events in the state.​​
Devex​
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What's parametric climate insurance and how is it helping women who work in the informal sector in India? Plus, checking the small print when it comes to climate finance.
The Times of India
In the city of Ahmedabad, temperatures climbed above 43C (109F) every day between May 19 and May 25, creating deadly hot working conditions for many of the labourers who keep the local economy humming.
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USA Today
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May 2024 marked the twelfth straight month of record-high temperatures for the planet. Here in the U.S., temperatures across the country are likely to break records again this summer, increasing health risks to those spending long periods outdoors – from construction workers to migrants illegally crossing the border.
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Reinsurance News
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Thousands of low-income women based in India are receiving assistance to deal with the economic and health effects of the extreme heat temperatures that are currently gripping the country.
Ms Magazine​
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This fact may surprise you: Heat kills more people in the U.S. than hurricanes, floods and tornadoes combined. Over the last year, “6.8 billion people—78 percent of the world’s population—experienced at least 31 days of extreme heat,” according to a recent Climate Central report.
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Call Matters
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A blistering California heat wave over the past week and through the Fourth of July holiday could be topped off by the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth. That kind of extreme heat has led to more deaths than wildfires and cost billions of dollars over a decade, according to the state insurance department.
Deem​
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KATHY BAUGHMAN MCLEOD:
Like Jeff said, the challenge in visualizing the dangers of heat is one of the biggest barriers to protection. Giving heat a visual identity—a comprehensible “brand”—is essential to keeping people from dying from it.
The Sierra Leone Telegraph
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The World Bank Group, in partnership with the Global Shield against Climate Risks, University of Oxford, and the Insurance Development Forum (IDF) convened a flagship event for the climate and disaster risk finance and insurance community from June 11- 14, 2024.​.
SiliconValey.com​
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How much do heatwaves cost?
The hidden costs of extreme heat — from lost productivity to healthcare for heat-related illnesses — totaled more than $7.7 billion over the last decade, a new report from the California Department of Insurance found.
Bloomberg​
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An innovative insurance program is paying daily wage laborers in India a portion of their income on days the temperature breaches a threshold