The Geneva Association's 2025 Climate Change & Environment Conference, took place virtually on 29 October 2025.
As the impacts of climate change intensify and mitigation efforts experience delays, the urgency to invest in adaptation and local resilience has never been greater. At the same time, governments must enable affordable housing and develop critical infrastructure to support growing populations while the private sector invests in commercial and industrial assets for economic development. This convergence of climate and development pressures demands a clear roadmap to strengthen societal resilience against extreme weather events.
The Geneva Association’s 2025 Climate Change & Environment Conference explored how preventive strategies – such as risk-informed land-use planning and retrofitting existing structures – combined with technological innovation like AI could transform ways to safeguard lives, assets, livelihoods, and long-term economic stability. It examined the role of insurance not only as a financial backstop but as a way to guide smarter adaptation investments, incentivise resilience, and close protection gaps.
Using wildfire risk management as an example, the conference showcased how innovation, preventive measures, and cross-sector collaboration can drive and scale societal resilience to intensifying extreme weather.
