The industrial zone in Aït Melloul was selected as a pilot zone due to its historical exposure to flash floods which have caused significant financial losses. It lies in the Souss Massa region, 20km from the port of Agadir. This industrial zone is managed by the local government in close cooperation with the business association Association des Investisseurs de la ZI d’Aït Melloul (ADIZIA) and hosts approximately 300 enterprises, most of which are SMEs operating in the food processing industry. Overall, 25,000 employees depend directly or indirectly on business in this industrial zone. The

The Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) suffers from rainrelated floods almost every year. This development is likely the result of several factors, including a rapid expansion of sealed-off surface, unplanned urbanization, weak infrastructure, inefficient waste collection and disposal system, as well as a changing climate with more intense rainfall events compared with earlier decades. GAMA is the economic hub of Ghana and is made of 29 metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies with an estimated 5.1 million inhabitants – making it the seventh-largest metropolitan area in Africa1

The Strategic Alliance GIZ-Allianz-BIMA is a collaboration between the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Allianz SE, Allianz Re and BIMA MILVIK, which joined forces to support governments, SMEs and households across the globe in strengthening their risk management plans. On the topic of climate risk, the project is currently working in Morocco and Ghana, developing integrated risk management solutions that incorporate insurance products. Vulnerability to climate change and natural disasters is increasing worldwide. Strategies must be developed to better

Sustainable insurance solutions for climate risk requires a joint effort of both the public and the private sector: the partners need to cooperate and commit to facilitating a development process. Private insurance companies design appropriate insurance products, establish administrative processes and carry the risk. They invest financial and human resources and commit themselves to the agricultural and climate risk insurance markets. Government support that goes beyond creating an enabling regulatory environment can be critical to the sustainability of such systems.

Partners for Action (P4A) research identified three conditions for flood insurance success in Canada: that Canadians are aware of their risk; that decision makers consider flood risk in planning and policy decisions; and that mechanisms exist for risk transfer following personal risk reduction. These conditions have been supported by all levels of government (federal, provincial, municipal, and indigenous), business, and the non-governmental sector, particularly support towards raising awareness amongst homeowners.