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How will the agricultural
value chains evolve as a
result of climate change?
Jean-Baptiste Ornon
Agronomist, AXA Climate
Articles and publications
Without climate adaptation, Catalonia and Barcelona face a 14% GDP per capita loss by 2050
Fundación AXA has presented a new study conducted by AXA Climate on the risks that climate change poses to Catalonia, Barcelona and its local economy. The study focuses on three key climate risks for with a time horizon to 2050. Its intention is to equip decision-makers with science and pragmatism so they can act on […]
The freshwater cycle: 5 key questions with Nicolas Flipo, Director of Research at École des Mines de Paris
Historic droughts in France, Mediterranean heatwaves, empty reservoirs in parts of Spain, and international tensions over water sharing in river basins such as the Nile or the Mekong: freshwater is now at the center of environmental crises. In September 2023, a global warning was issued: the planetary boundary for freshwater has been crossed. This means […]
Disruption of the Cycles of Nitrogen and Phosphorus : Sylvain Pellerin, Research Director at INRAE, answers five key questions.
As European agriculture faces a period of profound tension—marked by widespread farmer protests against environmental regulations and the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)—another crisis, quieter but equally alarming, continues to intensify: the disruption of the nitrogen and phosphorus cycles.In January 2025, a joint report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) and UN Environment […]
Nature insurance: AXA Climate to design coverage for the Mesoamerican Reef
The Mesoamerican Reef Fund (MAR Fund) and Willis, a WTW business (NASDAQ: WTW), recently announced the appointment of AXA Climate as the insurance solutions designer for the fifth annual placement of the MAR Insurance Programme — a pioneering nature insurance solution advancing climate resilience and ecosystem protection. This year’s renewal has been made possible with […]
A Pioneering Parametric Insurance Programme to Protect the Caribbean’s Second-Largest Coral Reef
In response to the growing threats that hurricanes pose to coral reefs in the Colombian Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, a coalition of partners — AXA COLPATRIA, AXA Climate, Fondo Acción, and WTW Alternative Risk Transfer — has jointly designed a pioneering parametric insurance programme to protect crucial marine life and secure […]
Biodiversity erosion: Céline Bellard, biologist and researcher at the CNRS, answers five crucial questions.
With species extinction rates up to 1,000 times higher than the natural rate, it is becoming urgent to understand the pressures on ecosystems and the consequences for our societies.To discuss biodiversity loss, we asked Céline Bellard, a biologist and researcher at the CNRS, five questions. Her work focuses on conservation biology, biological invasions and biodiversity […]
Henri Bourgeois-Costa, circular economy expert and environmental systems specialist, answers five crucial questions.
More than 350,000 chemical substances are currently listed in global trade, a continuous flow of novel entities that is pushing humanity beyond one of the most critical planetary boundaries. A geographer by training, expert in circular economy and specialist in environmental systems, Henri Bourgeois-Costa works at the Tara Ocean Foundation, where he supports scientific research […]
Media and Press
OCTOBER 14, 2022
AXA Climate lance une formation dédiée aux enjeux de la transition écologique pour les professionnels de la communication et du marketing
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
AXA Climate launches Altitude, an innovative all-in-one solution that provides investment funds with the best of its climate, carbon and nature data
JUNE 13, 2022
France Invest et AXA Climate lancent un parcours de formation en e-learning sur la Finance Durable
Videos and webinars
ADAPTATION
French Pavilion COP27 Conference: Private sector finance mechanisms to increase climate resilience
AXA Climate, Proparco, WTW and Lagos State Government will discuss a number of concrete case studies showing how to tackle the financing gap.
ADAPTATION
How can companies adapt their sites and supply chain to climate change
From this decade, only private and public actors committed to sustainable transitions will be insurable. Watch this webinar by AXA Climate and know how to be ahead of the curve
NATURAL DISASTERS
CYMO Beirut Visual Assessment
Even though the Beirut explosion on August 4th, 2020 was not a natural disaster, it was equivalent to a quite major earthquake. Watch the pro-active visual assessment launched by CYMO using AXA Climate’s expertise.