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Lessons from Piloting Weather Index Insurance

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Publication date
05/05/2009
Number of Pages
27
Language:
English
Type of Publication:
Other
Focus Region:
Global
Focus Topic:
Knowledge Management
Climate / Weather / Environment
Type of Risk:
Weather & Climate related
Policy & institutional
Type of Risk Managment Option:
Risk transfer
Commodity:
Crops
Other
Livestock
Author
Alexander Lotsch
Organization
The World Bank

This presentation is an overview of risk management in agriculture generally and is primarily comprised of information related to agricultural insurance, its coverage and the market for agricultural insurance. The case study of Malawi as well as some experience from SE Asia, flood risk and flood risk modeling. The conclusion of the presentation is on Flood Feasibility Study Findings and the limitations of Weather Index Insurance in general, lessons learned, some notes about index insurance and climate change.