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Policy Workshop: Developing Policy Innovations for the Pastoralist Rangelands through Cross-Sector Partnerships
DRYLANDSCRP / East Africa / event / ILRI / Insurance / Kenya / SLS

Policy Workshop: Developing Policy Innovations for the Pastoralist Rangelands through Cross-Sector Partnerships

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The Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) program represents a fruitful cross-sector partnership, bringing together academic researchers, policymakers, private sector partners, NGOs and other stakeholders to develop an innovation to improve livelihoods on the pastoralist rangelands of East Africa. How will this innovative partnership continue to evolve as IBLI looks to scale, and what possibilities are there … Continue reading →

Drylands / DRYLANDSCRP / East Africa / Ethiopia / ILRI / Insurance / Kenya / Livestock / SLS

Does index insurance make people feel better off?

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Uninsured risk exposure and the experience of uninsured shocks in low-income rural communities cause serious welfare losses and distort behaviors, potentially even resulting in poverty traps. However, conventional insurance products are routinely unavailable due to moral hazard and adverse selection problems, as well as high transaction costs in infrastructure-poor areas. Continue reading →

Africa / CCAFS / Drylands / DRYLANDSCRP / East Africa / Ethiopia / ILRI / Insurance / Kenya / Livestock / SLS

New study proves index based insurance can work for rural poor on large scale

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The new study, carried out by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the International Center for Climate and Society (IRI) at Columbia University showcases projects that have overcome many of the challenges that have previously hindered the uptake of index-based insurance. Continue reading →

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IBLI insurance breathes new life into pastoralism in Ethiopia

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Through collaboration among the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Cornell University, donor agencies such as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), insurance companies, local radio stations, and pastoralists themselves, a new insurance system is being tested in Ethiopia Continue reading →

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Case study on the first insurance for Africa’s camels, cows, sheep and goats

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On a hot morning in Nairobi in 2014, Andrew Mude, Team Leader for the Index-Based Livestock Insurance program (IBLI hereafter), looked out of his office window at cows grazing on Ngong Hills’ green pastures, but his mind was elsewhere. Continue reading →

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Insurance for Ethiopian herders aims to combat drought, conflict – TRFN

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A new insurance scheme in Ethiopia, known as index-based livestock insurance, aims to reduce losses, support pastoral communities, and lower the risk of conflict sparked by pastoralists migrating into agricultural areas in search of forage or water. Continue reading →