DIGITAL TWINS
FOR CLIMATE RISK
MANAGEMENT AND RISK TRANSFER OF NATURAL-RESOURCE INDUSTRIES
Accelerating weather volatility will drastically increase natural resource risks
A small shift in the average can hide dramatic changes at the extremes
The Natural Resource System and the Financial System are highly exposed and vulnerable to a New Risk Normal
Transmitting risk directly and indirectly via ‘Ripples’
Through hazard and exposure pathways and vulnerability functions that need a systematic understanding
High likelihood of crop losses in global breadbaskets
Climate Resilience requires a systems-level approach to operational risk management and risk transfer of natural resource industries.
Partners
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SpaceTime Labs dreams up and builds climate deeptech ventures that accelerate industry transitions towards decarbonized, hyper-productive and resilient operations that are in harmony and inspired by Nature.
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The Swiss Re Group is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient.
Media & Publications
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We need a Marshall Plan for the Amazon
Financial Times • 2021
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Climate change poses threat to thirsty São Paulo
Financial Times • 2021
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Amazon populations under threat from floods, fires and drought
Financial Times • 2021
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National Science Foundation workshop on Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention
National Science Foundation • 2021
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Can we stop the next pandemic before it happens?
GQ • 2020
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Brazilian-Dutch RIPPLES™ partnership wins highly competitive Eureka – GlobalStars 2019 international award
Press-Release • 2019
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Environmental and natural resource security for the 21st century
Financial Times • 2019
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VanderSat breidt uit in de Latijns Amerikaanse agri en water sector
Agroberichten Buitenland • 2019
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The Global Risks Report 2016
World Economic Forum • 2016
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Liquidity crisis
The Economist • 2016
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Resilience Insights Report
World Economic Forum • 2016
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Land-use and climate change risks in the Amazon and the need of a novel sustainable development paradigm
PNAS • 2016
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How can we better manage our planet’s water supply?
World Economic Forum • 2015
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How NASA, Cisco, And A Tricked-Out Planetary Skin Could Make The World A Safer Place
Fast Company • 2014
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Why we should fear the Amazonian tipping point
World Economic Forum • 2012
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Water Security
Island Press • 2012
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Natural disasters and the urgent need for early warning systems
World Economic Forum • 2012