Resource Type
CCARDESA Content
Category
Policy Brief
Type
Document
Date of Publication
Mar 01, 2021
Language
English
Description/Abstract
Index-based insurance (IBI) compensates farmers in the event of a loss (Greatrex et al. 2015). IBI generally uses 'proxy' indices relating to specific risks (often climate-related) that may affect a farmer’s yield
Institution
CCARDESA
Citation
CCARDESA 2019. Knowledge Product 24: Index-based insurance: How does it work and is it climate smart? CCARDESA Secretariat, Gaborone, Botswana.pg10
Copyright/Licence
Creative Commons – Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike (CCBYSA ND)
Partners
GIZ-Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
Funding Partner
German Cooperation
