Copernicus Thematic Workshop on Climate Risks for Insurance and Finance
Save the Date for the upcoming Copernicus Thematic Workshop focusing on climate risks for insurance and finance. The event is hybrid and will take place in Brussels and online on 1 June 2026 from 09:30 to 17:15 CET. Registration will open soon.
Agenda outline
Session 1: Setting the Policy and Regulatory Context
This opening session establishes the regulatory and institutional landscape shaping climate risk management across the EU. Representatives from the European Commission, EIOPA and EBA will present their respective frameworks, covering climate resilience policy, sustainable finance regulation, the insurance protection gap, and ESG risk management guidelines.
Session 2: Long-Term Risk Modelling and Planning
The session explores how EO data and climate modelling tools can support pre-event risk assessment. Presentations will cover the use of Copernicus for long-term risk analysis, asset exposure and vulnerability mapping through the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service, and the integration of physical climate risks into banking and financial decision-making.
Interactive Discussion: User Needs and Requirements
Breakout sessions focused on long-term risk modelling, exposure data, vulnerability and underwriting needs.
Session 3: Event Footprint Evaluation
This session shifts to post-event analysis, examining how Copernicus and climate data can support rapid damage assessment, crisis response and parametric insurance verification. We will address claims and crisis response workflows, including views from sector representatives.
Interactive Discussion: User Needs and Requirements
Breakout sessions focused on post-event analysis, claims workflows and parametric insurance applications.
Final Session: Wrap-up and Roadmap
- Reporting of priorities and needs
- Closing remarks and next steps