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This article discusses why not everyone can or wants to insure against climate damage, emphasizing that, despite the insurability of many risks, some damages such as prolonged drought and extreme weather conditions are difficult to cover, and the responsibility increasingly lies with individuals and entrepreneurs rather than the government. (translated)

Dutch farmers have been able to insure themselves against climate damage since 2010 through a broad weather insurance, for which the government contributes 17.5 million euros to the premiums each year, while the number of insured has risen from 500 to 2,500 in response to increasing weather extremes. (translated)

Het rapport van de Gezondheidsraad en de Wetenschappelijke Klimaatraad waarschuwt dat klimaatopwarming in Nederland leidt tot toenemende gezondheidsrisico's, zoals hittestress, huidkanker en langere hooikoortsseizoenen, en benadrukt de noodzaak voor betere bescherming en beleid om deze risico's te mitigeren. #klimaatschade #gezondheid #klimaatopwarming