Pakistan is one of the most vulnerable countries especially in Southeast Asia experiencing
floods and droughts as a result of climate change. Variation in climate adversely affects …

Microinsurance has recently received much attention as a promising tool to protect poor
individuals from important shocks. Yet, voluntary demand from people has been low …

Bangladesh is one of the most flood-prone countries in the world, resulting in significant
losses of agricultural crops and other assets due to the absence of risk mitigation strategies …

Rural areas still account for almost half the world's population, and about 70% of the
developing world's poor people.{9.1. 1}. There is a lack of clear definition of what constitutes …

Unlike conventional insurance, which indemnifies policyholders for verifiable production
losses arising from multiple perils, index insurance indemnifies policyholders based on the …

Grassland based farming systems are exposed to extreme weather events causing volatile
farm incomes. Grazing and lacking yield measurements make it largely impossible to insure …

At the first annual meeting of the Global Humanitarian Forum on 'The Human Face of
Climate Change', in June 2008, Swiss Re and the International Research Institute for …

Climate change poses considerable challenges to food security. Adapting food systems both
to enhance food security for the poor and vulnerable and to prevent future negative impacts …

Heat can cause substantial yield losses in crop production and climate change is increasing
the risk of this kind of damage. Weather index insurance can help to reduce the financial …

Weather risks are an essential and increasingly important driver of agricultural income
volatility. Agricultural insurances contribute to support farmers to cope with these risks …