Studies warn that global warming and sea level rise will create hundreds of millions of
environmental refugees. While climate change will undoubtedly affect future migration …

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 …

Climate-related disasters severely threaten the livelihoods and food security of millions of
Bangladesh is living in deltaic areas. The study looked at shifting patterns of land use, the …

Agricultural insurance programs are currently being championed by international donors in
many developing countries. They are acclaimed as promising instruments for coping with …

Rural areas, where most people depend on agriculture, are extremely vulnerable to the
drought that destroys agriculture, depopulates villages, and drastically reduces rural …

Index insurance–in which payments are based on an index correlated with, but not identical
to, individual losses–has been faced with an unexpectedly low uptake, despite its promise …

Determining farmers' real demand for crop insurance is difficult, especially in developing
countries, where there is a lack of formal financial sector integration and a high reliance on …

Executive summary The land challenges, in the context of this report, are climate change
mitigation, adaptation, desertification, land degradation, and food security. The chapter also …

Premium subsidies are a common policy tool to promote crop insurance participation in
many countries. However, the relationship between subsidies and demand is not entirely …

Background Weather-related risks thwart agricultural productivity gains especially in the face
of climate change. Agricultural insurance serves as a reliable risk mitigation instrument for …