The potential for scale and sustainability in weather index insurance for agriculture and rural livelihoods
Contributors: IFAD-WFP Weather Risk Management Facility; International Fund for Agricultural Development; World Food Programme
Publisher: International Fund for Agricultural Development
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
Subjects: Weather; Economic aspects; Weather singularities; Risk management; Disaster insurance
Description: The Weather Risk  Management Facility, a joint undertaking of IFAD and WFP, reviewed a range of recent experiences with index insurance programmes around the world, analysing the key actors, features of the products, and their successes and challenges.
Notes: Title from title screen (viewed on June 8, 2010).

"March 2010."

Authors are Peter Hazell, who made significant contributions, and WRMF team  members Jamie Anderson, Niels Balzer, Andreas Hastrup Clemmensen, Ulrich Hess  (working as team leader of the WRMF until 2009) and Francesco Rispoli.

Includes bibliographical references.