Kreft, Soenke
Executive Director, Chief Climate Risk Strategist
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- INSTITUTE:
- UNU-EHS
- OFFICE:
- The Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII)
- E-MAIL:
- kreft@ehs.unu.edu
- PHONE:
- +49-228-8150-226
- NATIONALITY:
- Germany
Education
- PhD candidate, Wageningen University Public Administration and Policy Group
- MsC Global Change Management, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (Germany)
- BsC Agricultural Science, Göttingen University (Germany) and University of Wales
Biographical Statement
Soenke Kreft leads the work of Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII) which is hosted at United Nations University – Institute for Environmental and Human Security (UNU-EHS).
His mission is to feed insurance-related expertise into international policy-making processes, as well as continuing the implementation of innovative ideas on how to make climate risk insurance work for poor and vulnerable people at risk from climate change.Mr Kreft is a forerunner in international climate policy, having led the Climate Policy Team at the German NGO Germanwatch from 2013-2016, which allowed him to provide major input to the Paris Agreement (UNFCCC) and also contribute to other initiatives, such as the G7 InsuResilience.
Prior to his role as Executive Director, Mr Kreft was familiar with MCII for many years; he participated in the first phase of MCII’s project “Climate Risk Adaptation and Insurance in the Caribbean” in 2011, and was responsible for a large capacity development and agenda-setting programme with the Least Developed Countries group on climate-induced Loss and Damage, which in turn provided the rationale to launch the UNFCCC loss and damage thematic work and subsequent initiatives, such as G7 InsuResilience.
Mr Kreft has expert knowledge of the international UNFCCC processes, having participated in all UNFCCC negotiation sessions since 2008.
He is currently a prospective Phd candidate at Wageningen University Public Administration and Policy Group, where his research interest lies in exploring the governance effectiveness of the global adaptation architecture.
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Articles
- Wagner, Simon, Souvignet, Maxime, Walz, Yvonne, Balogun, Kehinde, Komi, Kossi, Kreft, Soenke and Rhyner, Jakob (2021). When does risk become residual? A systematic review of research on flood risk management in West Africa. Regional Environmental Change, 21(3), 1-18
Book Chapters
- Mechler, Reinhard, Calliari, Elisa, Bouwer, Laurens, Schinko, Thomas, Surminski, Swenja, Linnerooth-Bayer, JoAnne, Aerts, Jeroen, Botzen, Wouter, Boyd, Emily, Deckard, Natalie, Fuglestvedt, Jan, González-Eguino, Mikel, Haasnoot, Marjolijn, Handmer, John, Haque, Masroora, Heslin, Alison, Hochrainer-Stigler, Stefan, Huggel, Christian, Huq, Saleemul, James, Rachel, Jones, Richard, Juhola, Sirkku, Keating, Adriana, Kienberger, Stefan, Kreft, Soenke, Kuik, Onno, Landauer, Mia, Laurien, Finn, Lawrence, Judy, Lopez, Ana, Liu, Wei, Magnuszewski, Piotr, Markandya, Anil, Mayer, Benoit, McCallum, Ian, McQuistan, Colin, Meyer, Lukas, Mintz-Woo, Kian, Montero-Colbert, Arianna, Mysiak, Jaroslav, Nalau, Johanna, Noy, Ilan, Oakes, Robert, Otto, Friederike, Pervin, Mousumi, Roberts, Erin, Schaefer, Laura, Scussolini, Paolo, Serdeczny, Olivia, De Sherbinin, Alex, Simlinger, Florentina, Sitati, Asha, Sultana, Saibeen, Young, Hannah, Van der Geest, Kees, Van den Homberg, Marc, Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo, Warner, Koko and Zommers, Zinta, “Science for loss and damage. Findings and propositions” in Loss and Damage from Climate Change Concepts, Methods and Policy Options, ed. Mechler, Reinhard, Bouwer, Laurens, Schinko, Thomas, Surminski, Swenja and Linnerooth-Bayer, JoAnne (Cham: Springer, 2019), 3-37.
- Schaefer, Laura, Warner, Koko and Kreft, Soenke, “Exploring and managing adaptation frontiers with climate risk insurance” in Loss and Damage from Climate Change: Concepts, Principles, and Policy Options, ed. Mechler, Reinhard, Bouwer, Laurens, Linnerooth-Bayer, Joanne, Schinko, Thomas and Surmiski, Swenja (Basel: Springer International, 2018), na-na.
- Warner, Koko, Kreft, Soenke, Harmeling, Sven and Roberts, Erin, “Framing the loss and damage debate: A thought starter by the loss and damage in vulnerable countries initiative” in Climate change: International law and global governance, ed. Ruppel, Oliver C., Roschmann, Christian and Ruppel-Schlichting, Katharina (Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2013), 829-842.
- Warner, Koko, Kreft, Soenke, Zissener, Michael, Höppe, Peter, Bals, Christoph, Loster, Thomas, Linnerooth-Bayer, Joanne, Tschudi, Silvio, Gurenko, Eugene, Haas, Armin, Young, Simon, Kovacs, Paul, Dlugolecki, Andrew and Oxley, Aaron, “Insurance solutions in the context of climate-change-related loss and damage: needs, gaps and roles of the UNFCCC in addressing loss and damage” in Climate change: international law and global governance, volume II: policy, diplomacy and governance in a changing environment, ed. Ruppel, Oliver C., Roschmann, Christian and Ruppel-Schlichting, Katharina (Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2013), n/a-n/a.
Reports
- Hagenlocher, Michael, Okamoto, Sanae, Nagabhatla, Nidhi, Diedrich, Stefan, Hassel, Jonathan, Van der Heijden, Sophie, Kreft, Soenke, De Lombaerde, Philippe, Nick, Florence, Oakes, Robert, Rackelmann, Fabian, Rimmert, Marlene, Sandholz, Simone, Sebesvari, Zita, Shen, Xiaomeng, Skripka, Tatiana, Stojanovic, Teodora, Szarzynski, Joerg, Van de Walle, Bartel and Werners, Saskia E. (2023). Building Climate Resilience: Lessons from the 2021 Floods in Western Europe. UNU-EHS, UNU-CRIS, UNU-MERIT.
- Panda, Architesh, Mirwald, Magdalena and Kreft, Soenke (2022). PRINCIPLE(S) MATTER: A Compilation and Review of Governance Principles in Climate and Disaster Finance. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security.
- Sett, Dominic, Waldschmidt, Florian, Rojas-Ferreira, Alvaro, Sagala, Saut, Arce Mojica, Teresa d.J., Koirala, Preeti, Sanady, Patrick, Widjaja, Christina N., Kreft, Soenke, Souvignet, Maxime and Sandholz, Simone (2022). Climate and disaster risk analytics tool for adaptive social protection. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.
- Mirwald, Magdalena, Schaefer, Laura and Kreft, Soenke (2022). High time for high ambitions: Next steps for the G7 to deliver on climate risk and impacts. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security.
- Sett, Dominic, Hagenlocher, Michael, Cotti, Davide, Reith, Jonathan, Harb, Mostapha, Kreft, Soenke, Kaiser, Delia, Zwick, Astrid and Garschagen, Matthias (2021). InsuRisk Report 2021: Disaster risk, social protection and readiness for insurance solutions. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII), Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München (LMU), Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, and InsuResilience Global Partnership (IGP).
- Cotti, Davide, Hagenlocher, Michael, Sett, Dominic, Reith, Jonathan, Harb, Mostapha, Kreft, Soenke, Kaiser, Delia, Zwick, Astrid and Garschagen, Matthias (2021). InsuRisk Report 2021 – Annex. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII), Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München (LMU), Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, and InsuResilience Global Partnership (IGP).
- Waldschmidt, Florian, Behre, Eike, Daou, David, Rojas, Alvaro, Arce Mojica,Teresa, Koirala, Preeti, Ullah, Irfan, Sebesvari, Zita, Kreft, Soenke and Souvignet, Maxime (2021). Executive Summary: Ethiopia – Drought Risk. United Nations University – Institute for Environment & Human Security (UNU-EHS) and Frankfurt School of Finance & Managemen.
- Behre, Eike, Waldschmidt, Florian, Daou, David, Rojas, Alvaro, Arce Mojica,Teresa, Koirala, Preeti, Ullah, Irfan, Sebesvari, Zita, Kreft, Soenke and Souvignet, Maxime (2021). Executive Summary – Cần Thơ, Vietnam Compound Flood Risk & Heat Waves. United Nations University – Institute for Environment & Human Security (UNU-EHS) and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.
- Rojas, Alvaro, Daou, David, Waldschmidt, Florian, Behre, Eike, Sebesvari, Zita, Kreft, Soenke and Souvignet, Maxime (2021). Executive Summary: San Pedro Sula – Honduras Urban Flood Risk. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) & Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.
- Hagenlocher, Michael, Cotti, Davide, Denno Cissé, Jennifer, Garschagen, Matthias, Harb, Mostapha, Kaiser, Delia, Kreft, Soenke, Reith, Jonathan, Seifert, Viktoria, Sett, Dominic and Zwick, Astrid (2020). InsuRisk Special Report on SIDS – Annex. UNU-EHS.
- Hagenlocher, Michael, Cotti, Davide, Denno Cissé, Jennifer, Garschagen, Matthias, Harb, Mostapha, Kaiser, Delia, Kreft, Soenke, Seifert, Viktoria, Sett, Dominic, Reith, Jonathan and Zwick, Astrid (2020). Disaster risk and readiness for insurance solutions in Small Island Developing States. United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII), Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München (LMU), Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, and InsuResilience Global Partnership (IGP).
- Kreft, Soenke, Schaefer, Laura, Behre, Eike and Matias, Denise (2017). Climate risk insurance for resilience: Assessing countries' implementation plans. Report. UNU-EHS.
- Le Quesne, Felicity, Tollmann, Jennifer, Range, Matthias, Balogun, Kehinde, Zissener, Michael, Bohl, Daniela, Souvignet, Maxime, Schuster, Sandra, Zwick, Sabrina, Phillips, Jennifer, Wehnert, Branko and Kreft, Soenke (2017). The role of insurance in integrated disaster & climate risk management: Evidence and lessons learned. Report. UNU-EHS.
- van der Geest, Kees, Kreft, Soenke, Zommers, Zinta, Huq, Saleemul, Amy Quandt, Preato, Alberto, Chandra, Alvin, Mulla, Ava, Chaffin, Brian, Koto, Camari, Barthelt,Christian, Carter, Christopher J., Corendea, Cosmin, Wrathall, David, Opondo, Denis Opiyo, Florano, Ebinezer, Yustiningrum, Emilia, Boyd, Emily, Derrington, Erin, Roberts, Erin, Rabbani, Golam, Khan, Hafijul Islam, Islam, Ina, Ahmedi, Istiakh, Bolland, Jack, Rhyner, Jakob, Junghardt, Jana, Warner, Koko, Schaefer, Laura, Nijzink, Laurens, Mukherjee, Nandan, Jha, Nimisha, Serdeczny, Olivia, James, Rachel, Granados, Rocio, De Souza, Roger M., Henry, Sabine, Ayeb-Karlsson, Sonja, Schwan, Susanne, Cannon, Terry, Loster, Thomas and Pathak, Vishal (2016). Loss and Damage Livelihood Resilience. United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security.
- Schaefer, Laura, Waters, Eleanor, Kreft, Soenke and Zissener, Michael (2016). Making climate risk insurance work for the most vulnerable: Seven guiding principles. United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security.
- Warner, Koko, van der Geest, Kees and Kreft, Soenke (2013). Pushed to the limit: evidence of climate change-related loss and damage when people face constrains and limits to adaptation. UNU-EHS Report. UNU- EHS.
- Warner, Koko, van der Geest, Kees, Kreft, Soenke, Huq, Saleemul, Harmeling, Sven, Kusters, Koen and De Sherbinin, Alex (2012). Evidence from the frontlines of climate change: loss and damage to communities despite coping and adapation. UNU-EHS Report. UNU- EHS.
- Warner, Koko, Kreft, Soenke, Zissener, Michael, Höppe, Peter, Bals, Christoph, Loster, Thomas, Linnerooth-Bayer, Joanne, Tschudi, Silvio, Gurenko, Eugene, Haas, Armin, Young, Simon, Kovacs, Paul, Dlugolecki, Andrew and Oxley, Aaron (2012). Insurance solutions in the context of climate change-related loss and damage. UNU-EHS Policy Brief. UNU- EHS.
- Warner, Koko, Zissener, Michael, Kreft, Soenke, Höppe, Peter, Bals, Christoph, Linnerooth-Bayer, Joanne, Haas, Armin, Gurenko, Eugene, Loster, Thomas and Burton, Ian (2010). Solutions for vulnerable countries and people. UNU-EHS Policy Brief. UNU- EHS.
- Warner, Koko, Loster, Thomas, Zissener, Michael, Kreft, Soenke, Linnerooth-Bayer, Joanne, Bals, Christoph, Hoeppe, Peter, Gurenko, Eugene, Burton, Ian, Haas, Armin, Garschagen, Matthias, Oft, Philine, Skees, Jerry R. and Young, Simon (2009). Vulnerable Countries and People: How Disaster Risk Reduction & Insurance Can Help Manage the Risks of Climate Change. UNU-EHS Policy Brief. United Nations University.
- Warner, Koko, Loster, Thomas, Zissener, Michael, Kreft, Soenke, Linnerooth-Bayer, Joanne, Bals, Christoph, Höppe, Peter, Gurenko, Eugene, Burton, Ian and Haas, Armin (2009). Vulnerable countries and people: how disaster risk reduction & insurance can help manage the risks of climate change. UNU-EHS Policy Brief. UNU- EHS.
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- Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII)
- MCII: Climate Risk Adaptation and Insurance in the Caribbean (CRAIC)
- ACRI+: Advancing Climate Risk Insurance Plus
- MCII Contribution to the G7 Initiative on Climate Risk Insurance
- InsuRisk: Disaster Risk and Readiness for Insurance Solutions
- MCII: Myanmar Disaster Risk Financing (MYDRIF)
- Investigating the Feasibility of Municipal Risk Pooling as an Adaptation Finance Measure (MuRP)
- CLIMAFRI – Implementing Climate-sensitive Adaptation strategies to reduce Flood Risk in the transboundary Lower Mono River catchment in Togo and Benin
- Pacific Insurance and Climate Adaptation Programme
- MAIN Germany: Economy of Climate Change – new MAnagement INstruments to mitigate the risks of climate change in state and economy (Germany)
- MCII: Promoting Climate Risk Insurance for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Sectors of Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam
- Adaptive Social Protection (ASP)
- ECA STUDIES
- Multi-stakeholder Partnership on Climate and Disaster Risk Financing and Preparedness in the Context of the InsuResilience Global Partnership (MAPs)
- Development of NatCat Risk Profile Reports for ASEAN Member States (AMS)
- FISPER: Guidelines for UNCCD Parties to make ecological restoration attractive in terms of financial inclusion and social protection