Designing index‐based livestock insurance for managing asset risk in northern Kenya
S Chantarat, AG Mude, CB Barrett… - Journal of Risk and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This article describes a novel index‐based livestock insurance (IBLI) product piloted among
pastoralists in Northern Kenya, where insurance markets are effectively absent and …
pastoralists in Northern Kenya, where insurance markets are effectively absent and …
[HTML][HTML] Applicability of the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) in index-based crop insurance design
CG Turvey, MK Mclaurin - Weather, Climate, and Society, 2012 - journals.ametsoc.org
Index insurance is becoming increasingly popular because of its ability to provide low-cost,
relatively easy to implement agricultural insurance for vegetation types whose productivity …
relatively easy to implement agricultural insurance for vegetation types whose productivity …
[HTML][HTML] Weather-index drought insurance in Burkina-Faso: assessment of its potential interest to farmers
Weather-Index Drought Insurance in Burkina-Faso: Assessment of Its Potential Interest to
Farmers in: Weather, Climate, and Society Volume 1 Issue 1 (2009) Jump to Content Jump to …
Farmers in: Weather, Climate, and Society Volume 1 Issue 1 (2009) Jump to Content Jump to …
[PDF][PDF] Can weather index drought insurance benefit to Least Developed Countries' farmers? A case study on Burkina Faso
By using a detailed agricultural and climate dataset over Burkina-Faso and very simple
assumptions regarding the form of an insurance contract, we investigate the potential …
assumptions regarding the form of an insurance contract, we investigate the potential …
[HTML][HTML] Analysis of index insurance potential for adaptation to hydroclimatic risks in the West African Sahel
A Siebert - Weather, Climate, and Society, 2016 - journals.ametsoc.org
Index insurance has been viewed as a financial adaptation to climate risks with the potential
for widespread application, especially in a developing world context. The potential for index …
for widespread application, especially in a developing world context. The potential for index …
Future occurrence of threshold-crossing seasonal rainfall totals: Methodology and application to sites in Africa
AB Siebert, MN Ward - journal of applied meteorology and …, 2011 - journals.ametsoc.org
A statistical simulation framework is developed to explore the future frequencies of threshold-
crossing events, focusing here on low seasonal rainfall totals. Global change (GC) is …
crossing events, focusing here on low seasonal rainfall totals. Global change (GC) is …
[PDF][PDF] Pro-poor risk management: essays on the economics of index-based risk transfer products
S Chantarat - 2009 - ecommons.cornell.edu
This dissertation explores innovations in index-based risk transfer products (IBRTPs) as a
means to address an important insurance market failure that leaves many poor and …
means to address an important insurance market failure that leaves many poor and …