Articles and Publications
Renewable Assets, Turning Avoided Emissions into Investment Value
Avoided emissions are increasingly used to measure the climate value of renewable energy assets and inform investment decisions. But they...
Parametric insurance: Closing climate protection gaps alongside traditional insurance
By Laurent Richème, Global Chief Underwriting Officer for Property at AXA XL and Gwendal Pougnet, Head of Parametric practice, in charge...
Wildfire risk: The role of parametric insurance in incentivising adaptation
Portugal is one of Europe’s most fire-prone countries, facing a growing wildfire risk driven by climate change, prolonged droughts, and...
Madagascar and GRMA Launch the Second Phase of Climate Risk Analytics Programme with AXA Climate
The Global Risk Modelling Alliance (GRMA) programme has provided a contract to Madagascar’s Cellule de Prévention et d’appui à la Gestion...
Colombia strengthens climate resilience with parametric insurance for 14,402 smallholder farmers
The Colombian government has contracted five parametric agricultural insurance policies which directly cover 14,402 smallholder farmers,...
AXA Climate Designs Parametric Insurance Solution for the Mesoamerican Reef’s 6th Placement
The Mesoamerican Reef Fund (MAR Fund), together with WTW, the InsuResilience Solutions Fund (ISF), and AXA Climate, has announced the...
Wildfire risk is expanding across France, new AXA Climate map shows
New mapping by AXA Climate shows that conditions conducive to wildfires are now extending across the entire country. For decades, wildfire...
Microfinance and climate risk: between exposure and opportunity
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are a cornerstone of local development in emerging and developing economies. By financing small...
Dominican Republic contracts first parametric insurance as part of its adaptive social protection system
The Dominican Republic has become the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean to integrate parametric insurance into its adaptive...
The Adaptation and Resilience Investment Opportunity for Infrastructure
Targeted investments in resilient infrastructure can reduce financial losses, protect millions of jobs and asset value, and minimize...
Climate Risks and Telecom Infrastructure in Africa: From Vulnerability to Resilience
Telecommunications networks are now a backbone of Africa’s economic and social development. They connect businesses to markets, enable...
A New Index for Wind Risk: A Scalable Model for Windstorm Insurance
Windstorms cause more forest damage in Europe than any other natural hazard. AXA Climate has developed and validated a climate-sensitive...
AXA Climate Transfers Climate School to Apave to Accelerate Its Next Stage of Development
Apave, an international group with over 150 years of expertise in technical, environmental, human, and digital risk management, has today...
Biodiversity: less than half of threatened species are protected in France
AXA Climate has published a study on biodiversity in France and its overseas territories. It reveals that only 43% of threatened species,...
Advancing climate risk transparency in the global metals and minerals sector
The mining and metals sector sits at the centre of a structural paradox. It is among the most carbon-intensive industries globally, with...
Lagos State launches parametric flood insurance protecting up to 4 million people
Designed and structured by AXA Climate alongside leading insurance and risk modelling partners, the Lagos State government has contracted...
Climate Risks Facing U.S. Data Centers and the Urgent Need for Adaptation
In a new publication, Altitude’s team looks at how the rapid growth of data centres is creating new challenges for infrastructure and...
Ecuador contracts first parametric insurance for climate-vulnerable farmers
Ecuador has contracted the country’s first parametric agricultural insurance policies, covering 2,800 smallholder rice and maize farmers,...