Climate change and the actuarial profession
| When: | Thursday, 25 February 2016 - Thursday, 25 February 2016 |
| Where: | Braamfontein Campus West The Liberty Actuarial Auditorium, Room 112, 1st Floor, Mathematical Sciences Laboratory Building |
| Start time: | 12:15 |
| Enquiries: | Edith.Mkhabela@wits.ac.za or call 011 717-6272 |
How does climate change affect the actuarial profession, and how are we contributing to the way ahead?
Since the Paris Conference of Parties (COP21), climate change has again been occupying centre-stage, and the Paris Agreement has been both hailed as a giant step forward and criticised as seriously inadequate. But how does this all affect the actuarial profession, and how are we contributing to the way ahead?
In this seminar, Rob Thomson, Professor Emeritus in the School of Statistics and Actuarial Science at Wits and Vice-Chair of the International Actuarial Association’s Resources and Environment Working Group, will shed more light on the topic.
His presentation will contextualise the climate change problem within current thinking about the new economics, resource constraints and the development of triple-bottom-line measures for accountability and the modelling of sustainability.
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