Prospects for scaling up the contribution of index insurance to smallholder adaptation to climate risk

Climate change is expected to increase the risk from extreme climate events, such as drought, flooding and heat waves, in much of the developing world (IPCC 2012, 2014). Extreme events erode farmers’ livelihoods through loss of productive assets, while the uncertainty associated with climate variabi...

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Main Authors: Hansen, James, Rose, Alison, Hellin, Jonathan
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/80946

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