Applying seasonal climate forecasting and innovative insurance solutions to climate risk management in the agriculture sector in SE Asia

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Project Details

Overall aim of the project

This project will develop climate risk management systems, best practices and insurance products that will shield smallholder farmers and businesses engaged in producing coffee, sugar, rice, cassava, rubber, dairy, and grazing across the agricultural value chain in key SE Asia countries from physical and financial disaster associated with climate change

The project is jointly implemented by

World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Geneva, Switzerland; The University of Southern Queensland, (USQ) Toowoomba, Australia; International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) Hanoi, Vietnam

Target groups

Smallholder farmers and businesses engaged in the coffee, sugar, rice, cassava, rubber, maize, associated crops and fruits, and grazing industries across the value chain from physical and financial disaster associated with climate change

Duration

April 2018 - December 2023

Focus area

Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar (Burma), Vietnam

Funds available

The project is funded with around 7.9 million Euros by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)


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Project Opening

Hanoi - October 2018