managers and development professionals, who are not insurance sector specialists, to weather index insurance. Ultimately, the … paper seeks to take the reader through the main decision points that would lead to a decision to embark upon a weather index …

pathways to transform weather, water, and climate services in the three case study countries. In Jamaica, the analysis of the … data collected revealed seven themes regarding critical pathways to continue to transform weather, water, and climate …

structured interviews and literature review, were used to identify promising pathways to continue to transform weather, water … themes regarding critical pathways to transform weather, water, and climate services in the country. These are: harmonizing …

interviews and literature review, were used to identify promising pathways to transform weather, water, and climate services in … pathways to continue to transform weather, water, and climate services in the country. These are: improving data resources …

strategy for addressing the financial weather risks facing the agricultural sector of Jamaica. As such, it identifies the … various options from current available financial risk transfer instruments for addressing crop weather risks for small farmers … weather risk management; fourth section contains the elements of public policy and investments to support market development …

This report uses new measures of extreme weather and methodologies to gauge their welfare effects. A myriad of … methodological issues and data constraints plague empirical work on the effects of extreme weather events on human welfare. The … investment policies in fostering them; 3) capacity needs assessments; and 4) the human welfare effects of extreme weather events …

contract. Although coffee was also recommended for inclusion in a weather insurance pilot project as an important export crop …