Every year, millions of Indian farmers have their crops damaged by floods. Until recently there were very few ways that poor smallholders could obtain insurance against this calamity. Now, using satellite remote sensing and computer modeling to measure flood inundation, a new scheme can help provide protection against crop damage and help build community resilience.
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Project news
- wle.cgiar.org: Flood insurance in the climate change era: can science and tech help women get a better deal? January 24, 2018
- Wle.cgiar.org: Farmers successfully enrolled in flood insurance program September 25, 2017
- GeospatialWorld.net: Satellite-based insurance protects farmers from destructive floods September 25, 2017
- Index Based Flood Insurance: Testing Business Model in Agricultural Risk Management Workshop July 20, 2017
- New Video – Index Based Flood Insurance May 12, 2016
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