| dc.contributor.author | Amarnath, Giriraj | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Ghosh, Surajit | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Alahacoon, Niranga | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Ravan, Shirish Kumar | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Taneja, P.K. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Dave, Nisarg | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Srivastava, Sanjay K. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-09T12:26:22Z | en_US |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-09T12:26:22Z | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106053 | en_US |
| dc.title | Insurance as an agricultural disaster risk management tool: evidence and lessons learned from South Asia | en_US |
| cg.subject.wle | AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION | en_US |
| cg.subject.wle | DROUGHTS | en_US |
| cg.subject.wle | FLOODS | en_US |
| cg.subject.wle | RESILIENCE | en_US |
| cg.subject.wle | SMALLHOLDERS | en_US |
| dcterms.abstract | Pilot projects in India and Bangladesh demonstrate that index-based weather insurance products, developed using satellite technology, can reduce the financial risks to smallholder farmers from floods and droughts. Scaling up such schemes has the potential to meet the needs of very vulnerable groups, especially women and assist governments in meeting global development goals. | en_US |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | en_US |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Amarnath, Giriraj; Ghosh, Surajit; Alahacoon, Niranga; Ravan, Shirish Kumar; Taneja, P.K.; Srivastava, Sanjay K. 2019. Insurance as an agricultural disaster risk management tool: evidence and lessons learned from South Asia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 8p. (WLE BRIEFING SERIES NO. 27) | en_US |
| dcterms.extent | 8p. | en_US |
| dcterms.isPartOf | WLE Briefing | en_US |
| dcterms.issued | 2019-12 | en_US |
| dcterms.language | en | en_US |
| dcterms.license | Copyrighted; all rights reserved | en_US |
| dcterms.publisher | CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems | en_US |
| dcterms.type | Brief | en_US |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Water Management Institute | en_US |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs | en_US |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | SAARC Disaster Management Centre | en_US |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific | en_US |
| cg.place | Colombo, Sri Lanka | en_US |
| cg.coverage.region | Southern Asia | en_US |
| cg.coverage.country | Bangladesh | en_US |
| cg.coverage.country | India | en_US |
| cg.contributor.crp | Water, Land and Ecosystems | en_US |
| cg.identifier.wletheme | Variability, Risks and Competing Uses | en_US |
| cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2 | BD | en_US |
| cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2 | IN | en_US |
| cg.creator.identifier | Giriraj Amarnath: 0000-0002-7390-9800 | en_US |
| cg.creator.identifier | Niranga Alahacoon: 0000-0003-0984-5176 | en_US |
| cg.number | 27 | en_US |
