Use of Catastrophe Risk Models in Assessing Sovereign Food Security for Risk Transfer

This paper discusses how catastrophe crop risk models can be used to assess food security needs at the sovereign level for the purpose of risk transfer. The rationale for a system to evaluate food security needs at the national level is discussed....

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Main Authors:	Sharma, Mohan, Hohl, Roman
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	FOOD PRICE SAFETY NET PROGRAMS RISKS FOOD NEEDS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY GLOBAL FOOD SUPPLY POVERTY LINE ECONOMIC GROWTH FOOD FOR ALL RISK REDUCTION FAMINES GLOBAL MARKETS FOOD UTILIZATION INCOME POVERTY RATES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION REDUCING HUNGER NUTRITIOUS FOODS ACCESS TO IRRIGATION LIVESTOCK RESEARCH RURAL POOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME DEATH FOOD AID FOOD POLICY RURAL LIVELIHOODS NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY IFPRI POOR PEOPLE SMALL SCALE FARMERS HUNGER FOOD SECURITY ISSUES RURAL POVERTY RATE RURAL POPULATION CONFLICT CROP YIELD MEASURES REGION INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE HOUSEHOLD INCOME MAIZE SAVINGS CROP PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES RURAL HOUSEHOLDS FARMING PRACTICES MARKET DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH GROUNDNUT FOOD SUMMIT NATURAL DISASTERS CROP YIELDS AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY PRICES POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS HAZARD ARID LANDS FOOD‐SECURITY AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY FOOD AVAILABILITY FOOD PRODUCTION FARMERS FAMINE MARKET PRICE FOOD BUYERS FOOD ITEMS FOOD ACCESS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL STAPLE FOODS MARKET ANALYSIS FOOD SECURITY FOOD INSECURITY FOOD EMERGENCY CLIMATE CHANGE DROUGHT SMALL‐SCALE FARMERS FOOD ASSISTANCE LOCAL MARKET VULNERABLE GROUPS AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE NUTRITION SECURITY FARMING HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POVERTY RATES RURAL POVERTY CANADA FOOD EXPENDITURE AGRICULTURE FOOD SHORTAGE MALNUTRITION RURAL NUTRITION WFP LAND SIZE FOOD AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL INPUTS INSURANCE GROUNDNUTS HUMAN RIGHTS FOOD CRISIS WORLD FOOD SUMMIT SUBSISTENCE FARMERS IRRIGATION SMALLHOLDER FARMING RURAL AREAS POVERTY REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION DROUGHT RISK FOOD SUPPLY FOOD‐DEFICIT FEED REGIONAL EFFORTS FARM LABOUR RISK MANAGEMENT STAPLE FOOD NEEDS LIVELIHOODS POOR FOOD SECURITY STATUS FOOD PRICES RURAL DEVELOPMENT FOOD INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS FOODS FOOD STAPLES
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Use of Catastrophe Risk Models in Assessing Sovereign Food Security for Risk Transfer

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