Eleanor Fisher|Jon Hellin|Helen Greatrex|Nathaniel Jensen
Index insurance and climate risk management: Addressing social equity
University of Reading|Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz Y Trigo|International Rice Research Institute|Columbia University|International Livestock Research Institute
abstract fair distribution benefits index insurance matters lack attention social equity reinforce inequalities undermine potential index insurance holds tool climate risk management also propoor aims article examine social equity concerns raised index insurance context climate risk management b consider greater attention paid social equity index insurance initiatives c reflect policy challenges raised taking social equity account mechanism climate risk reduction article draws learning cgiar research program climate change agriculture food security ccafs presents cases index based livelihoods insurance ibli agriculture climate risk enterprise ltd acre east africa proposes framework unpacking social equity related equitable access procedures representation distribution within index insurance schemes framework facilitates identification opportunities building outcomes equitable greater potential inclusion fairer distribution benefits related index insurance article argues systematically addressing social equity raises hard policy choices index insurance initiatives without straightforward solutions attention benefits burdens index insurance distributed suggests unpalatable truth development policy poorest members rural society excluded nevertheless focus social equityfacilitated frameworkopens opportunities ensure index insurance linked socially climate risk management least may prevent index insurance generating greater inequality taking social equity account thus shifts focus agricultural systems transition per se systems potential incorporate societal transformation distributive justice