Essays about: "Index-based livestock insurance"

Found 2 essays containing the words Index-based livestock insurance.

1. 1. Risk, Resilience and Insurance in Sudanese Pastoralism

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Alla Safieldin; [2019]
   Keywords : Climate change adaptation; Disaster risk management; Drought; Index-based livestock insurance; Pastoralism; Risk; Resilience; Sudan; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The nomadic pastoralists of the Sahel are often identified as a group at the frontline of global climate change. Their existence in arid and semi-arid regions and their reliance on seasonal rainfall are among the factors that contribute to their vulnerability to drought and climate shocks. READ MORE

3. 2. Insuring Kenyan Smallholder Farmers Against Drought: Does Livestock Index-Based Insurance Increase Climate Resilience?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Lea Kauffmann - de Vries; [2018]
   Keywords : index insurance; microinsurance; livestock insurance; climate risk management; NDVI; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : While index insurance has received increased attention as an instrument for adaptation to climate change, evidence supporting its effectiveness remains limited. This thesis explores the potential of normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) based livestock index insurance in Northern Kenya to help small-scale farmers to manage climate change risks in the event of livestock-reducing drought. READ MORE