national platforms (nps) for ddr in the eu

ICAR Forum, Bucharest 1st October 2007

1ICAR Forum, Bucharest 1st October 2007

National Platforms (NPs)for DDR in the EU

An opportunity for insurance markets to address most PPP issues of natural catastrophe risk management

Roland NUSSBAUM, MRNMember of AFPCN, as operator of French NP



National Platforms (NPs) for DDR in the EU OUTLINE

• The network initiative for EU national platforms and its objectives

• The insurance components of 3 NPs• UN-ISDR general background : the Hyogo framework for action• Report on the implementation of Hyogo framework for Action in

Europe : comparison of structures and priorities between existing NPs

• Final recommendations to a candidate NP and its potential insurance component



Introducing the promoters of the networking initiative and their insurance components

• CH : PLANAT• insurance markets• Swiss Re

• DE : DKKV• Insurance association : GDV• Munich Re

• FR : AFPCN• Mission Risques Naturels (MRN), dedicated

association of the insurance market• CCR



UN-ISDR – General background



The following slides are selected tables extracted from this report, established by DKKV for UN-ISDR



Ministerial competences involved into NPs



Implementing Hyogo Framework for Action



Final recommendations

• Romanian authorities to consider further involvement towards building a NP, involving civil society

• Romanian insurance association to consider involvement into ¨NP project, as part of NatCat insurance system

• Romanian NP to joint the EU network of NPs

national platforms (nps) for ddr in the eu

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