Sökning: "weather index insurance"
Hittade 4 uppsatser innehållade orden weather index insurance.
1. Risk, Resilience and Insurance in Sudanese Pastoralism
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetSammanfattning : The nomadic pastoralists of the Sahel are often identified as a group at the frontline of global climate change. Their existence in arid and semi-arid regions and their reliance on seasonal rainfall are among the factors that contribute to their vulnerability to drought and climate shocks. LÄS MER
2. Accounting for geographic basis risk in agricultural weather index insurance : how kriging prediction may improve protection against climate risk
Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of EconomicsSammanfattning : Weather index insurance is a potential solution to a widely acknowledged problem of information asymmetries in agricultural crop insurance. Insurance where payouts depend on a weather index relies on accurate estimates of local weather, such as temperature and rainfall. LÄS MER
3. Processing of MODIS Vegetation Indices for analysis of agricultural droughts in the southern Ukraine between the years 2000-2012
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapSammanfattning : In order to better understand impact of extreme weather events on condition of crop vegetation in Ukraine, analysis of agricultural droughts which occurred in the southern region of Ukraine, between years 2000-2012 was conducted in the current research. Method of the research In the current research, the impact of droughts was analyzed on yearly basis by assessing vegetation conditions and comparing it to soil moisture conditions. LÄS MER
4. Test of the Rossby Centre Regional Atmospheric Climate Model’s Land Surface Scheme
Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionenSammanfattning : There is an economic interest in the development of reliable climate models that can give us a good estimation of the present and future climate. Farmers, electricity- and insurance- companies are some of the clients that need long term (monthly) weather information from the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI). LÄS MER