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DeRisking coffee in Vietnam: Piloting a Coffee Climate Protection Insurance scheme to enhance the capacity of smallholders and agribusinesses in coping with climate variability and change
Vietnam's Central Highlands – the world's largest Robusta coffee region – remains one of the country's poorest areas and is highly vulnerable to climate shocks. To build farmers' resilience, a Coffee Climate Protection Insurance (CCPI) pilot is providing smallholder coffee farmers with index-based insurance against drought, excessive rainfall, and extreme temperature, coupled with climate-informed agro-advisory services.
Date Issued
2022
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Making Climate Risk Microinsurance Work. Case Study: MiCRO & Aseguradora Rural (AR), Guatemala
Partnership between MiCRO and Aseguradora Rural to deliver parametric climate microinsurance to smallholder farmers and microentrepreneurs in Guatemala through bundled loans.
Date Issued
2022
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Skyline Partners: Protecting Jamaican Credit Unions from Tropical Cyclones with FatTrack™ Parametric Insurance: Timely Payouts During Hurricane Beryl
The document presents a case study on Skyline Partners' FatTrack™ parametric insurance solution, designed to protect Jamaican Co-operative Credit Unions (JCCUL) from financial risks associated with major hurricanes. Utilizing independently reported wind field data, the solution offers precise and timely payouts, as demonstrated during Hurricane Beryl.
Date Issued
2025
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World Food Programme's Sahel Climate Catastrophe Layer
The document describes the Sahel Climate Catastrophe Layer (SCCL) by the World Food Programme (WFP), a parametric insurance covering vulnerable populations against extreme droughts in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. The initiative enables rapid, pre-financed disaster response, complements national risk financing tools, and strengthens regional climate resilience.
Date Issued
2025
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