Publication
The IBLI Color Legend: Translating Index-Based Mortality Predictions into Meaningful Signals
Details
Author(s):
Michael Carter; Elizabeth Long; Andrew Mude
Type of Document:
Research Brief
Publisher/Journal:
BASIS CRSP, University of California- Davis
Date of Publication:
July 2011
Place of Publication:
Davis, CA
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Description
Abstract: Pastoralists of the arid and semi-arid lands of Northern Kenya are highly vulnerable to the effects of drought and climate change. With livestock the main asset and income source for many in this region, any risk management strategy would need to provide households with a tool to protect themselves from livestock losses due to drought. In 2010 an innovative insurance product, the Index Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI), was introduced to do just that.
