Index-based insurance: How does it work and is it climate smart?

Author or Institution as Author
CCARDESA
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ACCRA Programme 

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)

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