Escaping Poverty Traps and Unlocking Prosperity in the Face of Climate Risk: Lessons from Index-Based Livestock Insurance

by Francesco P Fava, Nathaniel D Jensen, Andrew G Mude

This Element outlines the origins and evolution of an international award-winning development intervention, index-based livestock insurance (IBLI), which scaled from a small pilot project in Kenya to a design that underpins drought risk management products and policies across Africa. General insights are provided on i) the economics of poverty, risk management, and drylands development; ii) the evolving use of modern remote sensing and data science...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009558242
• ISBN13: 9781009558242
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"