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Bundled weather index insurance pilot for drought-affected areas in Sri Lanka: reaching marginal farmers

Drought is an almost annual phenomenon in Sri Lanka, occurring at varying degrees of severity and affecting many parts of the country. These droughts cause significant damage to agriculture and other economic and social activities. This paper assesses the effectiveness of satellite-based weather Ind...

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Main Authors: Aheeyar, Mohamed M. M., Samarakoon, Kalani, de Silva, Sanjiv
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Water Management Institute 2021
Subjects:
weather index insurance
crop insurance
drought
pilot projects
farmers organizations
advisory services
awareness-raising
arid zones
climate change
crop losses
compensation
risk transfer
disaster risk reduction
resilience
decision making
insurance premiums
cost benefit analysis
equity
stakeholders
partnerships
gender
women
smallholders
landlessness
communities
households
socioeconomic environment
mobile phones
models
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116923

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