I am an expert in the public-private mechanisms proliferating around the world to address the protection gap for disaster insurance in the face of climate change. I am passionate about the need to provide financial and physical protection from disaster for people, and for businesses.
As a Professor at The University of Queensland and City St George’s, University of London, I research ways to transform insurance markets into tools for disaster risk reduction, and make homes and communities more resilient to extreme weather.
To bridge the growing financial protection gap from catastrophic disasters by fostering innovative solutions that enhance individual and community resilience and promote sustainable economic development in the face of climate change.
In this video, Professor Paula Jarzabkowski comments on the $2.5 Bn allocation of disaster recovery funded in the 2026 Australian Federal Budget. https://paulajarzabkowski.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/PAULA-2026FedBudgetDisRecovery.mov
Disaster insurance is a key tool to address disaster vulnerability and support resilience of individuals and communities to natural hazards. Yet the disaster insurance landscape
Professor Paula Jarzabkowski along with Dr. Eugenia Cacciatori, Professor Rebecca Bednarek and Dr. Konstantinos Chalkias publish a new paper: From Steering to Rowing: Public Sector
