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Dec 2, 2015, 1:31:43 PM12/2/15

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Hi All,

Thought you might be interested in this publication. This one was especially interesting:

Zambia

Data collected by satellite and

compiled by the

University of Reading’s

TAMSAT programme has been used to

provide affordable insurance to farmers in

Africa. NERC funding then helped develop

weather index insurance products that will

benefit thousands of Sub-Saharan African

farmers. In Zambia, the weather index

insurance cover insured 7000 farmers

against severe drought or excess rain, leading

to pay-outs being made following drought or

excess rainfall amounting to over $40,000

and benefitting 3,700 farmers.

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Greg Benchwick

Senior Communications Specialist

Programme on Climate Information for

Resilient Development in Africa (CIRDA)

Global Environment Finance Unit

United Nations Development Programme

Twitter: @c4dglobal

Skype: gbenchwick

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