Microinsurance is widely considered an important tool for sustainable poverty reduction, especially in the face of increasing climate risk. Although index based microinsurance, which should be free from the classical incentive problems, has attracted considerable attention, uptake rates have gene...
Takahashi, Kazushi
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Ikegami, Munenobu
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Sheahan, M.
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Barrett, Christopher B.
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[Quasi-Experimental Evidence on the Drivers of Index-Based Livestock Insurance Demand in Southern Ethiopia]
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Quasi-Experimental Evidence on the Drivers of Index-Based Livestock Insurance Demand in Southern Ethiopia
This report summarizes the proceedings of the workshop; “Mobilizing a CGIAR Agricultural
Insurance Research Community,” held in Washington, D.C., January 20-22. 29 participants
representing 14 CGIAR Centers (AfricaRice, CIAT, CIMMYT, ICARDA, ICRAF, IFPRI,
ILRI, CCAFS, IWMI, IRRI) came together to...
Garvin, S
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Hansen, James
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[Mobilizing a CGIAR Agricultural Insurance Research Community]
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Mobilizing a CGIAR Agricultural Insurance Research Community
Fava, Francesco P.
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Upton, J.
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Banerjee, Rupsha R.
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Taye, Masresha
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Mude, Andrew G.
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[Pre-feasibility study for Index-Based Livestock Insurance in Niger]
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Pre-feasibility study for Index-Based Livestock Insurance in Niger
Pastoral populations of sub-Saharan Africa are particularly vulnerable to losses in wealth and productive assets via herdmortality shocks. Although conventional insurance mechanisms covering individual losses are not cost effective in low income extensive grazing pastoral communities, index insur...
Mills, C.J.
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Jensen, Nathaniel D.
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Barrett, Christopher B.
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Mude, Andrew G.
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[Characterization for index based livestock insurance]
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Characterization for index based livestock insurance
Smith, D. Mark
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Matthews, J.H.
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Bharati, Luna
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Borgomeo, Edoardo
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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Mauroner, A.
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Nicol, Alan
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Rodriguez, D.
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Sadoff, Claudia
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Suhardiman, Diana
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Timboe, I.
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Amarnath, Giriraj
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Anisha, N.
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[Adaptation’s thirst: accelerating the convergence of water and climate action. Background paper prepared for the 2019 report of the Global Commission on Adaptation]
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Adaptation’s thirst: accelerating the convergence of water and climate action. Background paper prepared for the 2019 report of the Global Commission on Adaptation
Bageant, Elizabeth R.
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Barrett, Christopher B.
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[Gender differences in demand for index-based livestock insurance]
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Gender differences in demand for index-based livestock insurance
Banerjee, Rupsha R.
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Khalai, D.
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Galgallo, D.
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Mude, Andrew G.
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[Improving the Agency Model in distribution of Index Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) – A study of Takaful Insurance of Africa]
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Improving the Agency Model in distribution of Index Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) – A study of Takaful Insurance of Africa
WorldFish and the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) held a two-day workshop on the topic of Weather Index-Based Insurance: Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Bangladesh. Weather index insurance is based on a predefined weather event which when triggered ensures ...
Ahmed, T.
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Hasemann A
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[Weather index insurance: lessons learned and best practices for Bangladesh. Workshop Report, 8-9 September 2013, Dhaka, Bangladesh]
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Weather index insurance: lessons learned and best practices for Bangladesh. Workshop Report, 8-9 September 2013, Dhaka, Bangladesh
With current and anticipated increases in magnitude of extreme
weather events and a declining consistency in weather patterns,
particularly challenging for agriculture, there has been a growing
interest in weather index-based insurance (IBI) schemes in
Bangladesh. A number of weather index-based ...
Ahmed, T.
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[Scoping report: current status of index-based insurance in Bangladesh]
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Scoping report: current status of index-based insurance in Bangladesh
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), South Asia together with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI, New Delhi) organised a one day workshop on 1 April 2014, in New Delhi, titled: ‘National Crop Insurance Program (NCIP): Challenges ...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Workshop Report: National Crop Insurance Programme: Challenges and Opportinities]
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Workshop Report: National Crop Insurance Programme: Challenges and Opportinities