READI Project in collaboration with the Indonesian General Insurance Association (AAUI) organized a workshop on "Climate change: Opportunities and Challenges for the Indonesian General Insurance Industry" on 15 February 2018.
Speakers from the Ministry of Finance, PT. Jasindo Insurance and READI Actuarial Capacity Building Specialist discussed experiences of insurance practitioners related to the effects of climate change as well as a new view of business opportunities and risks arising from climate change. The government's role in reducing the negative impacts of climate change was also discussed. Other attendees of this event included Mr. Ian Burchett (Canada's Global Affairs for South East Asia, ASEAN and APEC), Mrs. Sharon Armstrong (Director for Indonesia & ASEAN regional programs-Embassy of Canada) and Mr. Abdullah Mojaddedi (First Secretary of Development-Embassy of Canada).