Investigating the Impact of Climate Change on the Robustness of Index-Based Microinsurance in Malawi

Investigating the Impact of Climate Change on the Robustness of Index-Based Microinsurance in Malawi

This analysis explores the potential impact of climate change on the viability of the Malawi weather insurance program making use of scenarios of climate change-induced variations in rainfall patterns. The analysis is important from a methodologica...

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Main Authors: Hochrainer, S., Mechler, R., Pflug, G., Lotsch, A.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNTING
ACTUARIAL CALCULATIONS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
ANNUAL INTEREST RATE
BANKRUPTCY
BANKS
BIOSPHERE
BORROWER
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CARBON CYCLE
CATASTROPHE BONDS
CATASTROPHIC EVENTS
CATASTROPHIC LOSSES
CLAIM PAYMENT
CLAIM PAYMENTS
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS
CLIMATE CONDITIONS
CLIMATE IMPACTS
CLIMATE MODELS
CLIMATE SYSTEM
CLIMATIC CHANGE
CLIMATOLOGY
CONTRIBUTION
COUNTRY RISK
CROP INSURANCE
CRYOSPHERE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
DISASTER AID
DISASTER INSURANCE
DISASTER INSURANCE SCHEMES
DISASTER RELIEF
DISASTER RISKS
DISASTERS
DROUGHT
DROUGHT MANAGEMENT
DROUGHTS
EL NINO
EMISSIONS
EXOTIC OPTIONS
EXTREME EVENT
EXTREME EVENTS
EXTREME WEATHER
FARMER
FARMERS
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
GCM
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
HEAT WAVES
HOLDING
HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INITIAL CAPITAL
INSURANCE COMPANY
INSURANCE CONTRACT
INSURANCE CONTRACTS
INSURANCE INDUSTRY
INSURANCE PREMIUM
INSURANCE PREMIUMS
INSURANCE PRODUCT
INSURANCE SCHEME
INSURER
INSURERS
INTEREST RATE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
INTERNATIONAL LAW
INTERPOLATION
INVESTING
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
IPCC
KYOTO PROTOCOL
LACK OF INFORMATION
LOAN AGREEMENT
LOAN DEFAULT
LOAN SIZE
LOW-INCOME
MATHEMATICS
MICRO-INSURANCE
MICROINSURANCE
NATURAL DISASTER
NEGOTIATIONS
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
OUTSTANDING LOAN
PORTFOLIO
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
PRECIPITATION
PROBABILITIES
PROBABILITY
PROGRAMS
RAINFALL
REINSURANCE
REINSURER
RISK ASSESSMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
RISK OF LOAN
RISK POOLING
RISK PROFILE
RISK REDUCTION
RISK SHARING
RURAL FINANCE
SAVINGS
SOLVENCY
STATE UNIVERSITY
SYSTEMIC RISK
TAX
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TEMPERATURE
TERM CONTRACTS
TREASURY
TREASURY BONDS
TREATY
TROPICAL CYCLONES
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
WEATHER DERIVATIVES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9475454/investigating-impact-climate-change-robustness-index-based-microinsurance-malawi
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6599

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9475454/investigating-impact-climate-change-robustness-index-based-microinsurance-malawi
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6599

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