In this paper, we show that drought has a positive effect on the incidence of civil war over the 1945-2005 period in … Sub-Saharan Africa. We use the Palmer Drought Severity Index which is a richer measurement of drought than the measures … than 42% from a “normal” climate to an “extremely drought” climate. Surprisingly, only 2.5% of this effect is channeled …

In this paper, we show that drought has a positive effect on the incidence of civil war over the 1945-2005 period in … Sub-Saharan Africa. We use the Palmer Drought Severity Index which is a richer measurement of drought than the measures … than 42% from a “normal” climate to an “extremely drought” climate. Surprisingly, only 2.5% of this effect is channeled …

This paper reviews recent advances in, and challenges for, weather index insurance for managing drought risk in … with insurance principles, there remain many challenges to its mainstreaming in low income countries. Scaling up of weather … calculated weather index and actual productivity loss on the farm. Various options may be considered to enhance uptake of weather …

The recent emergence of weather index insurance offers a promising new risk management tool for African smallholder … of agricultural weather index insurance. The greatest challenges remain the construction of weather indices with low …