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: Digital defenses: Can high-tech insurance flood-proof vulnerable farmers? September 22, 2020
- ESCAP: Investing in innovative solutions to manage cascading disaster risks in South Asia: Key takeaways for stakeholders September 22, 2020
- GeospatialWorld: Insurance helps reduce risk from flooding for Asia’s vulnerable rural smallholders September 22, 2020
- CCAFS: First satellite-based insurance trial in Bangladesh helps farmers recover from flooding September 22, 2020
- wle.cgiar.org: Flood insurance in the climate change era: can science and tech help women get a better deal? January 24, 2018
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