Gov’t to insure 250,000 farmers in 11 counties under climate risk pilot

Homeowners Push Back on “Climate Risk” Assessments

I’ve covered how insurance companies are listing flooding and climate risk for individual properties on sale, for potential buyers to consider. This local news spot from Ashville, North Carolina highlights some Western North Carolina homeowners who think the index is well intentioned, but in their case, wrong, and hampering a sale of their home, which … Continue reading "Homeowners Push Back on “Climate Risk” Assessments"

Kenya launches initiative to insure farmers through its fertilizer subsidy program

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has launched a climate risk resilience initiative that integrates climate-smart insurance into Kenya’s National Fertilizer Subsidy Program. The initiative is in partnership with Pula, Bayer Foundation, Lemonade Foundation, SOMPO Digital Lab, and Etherisc. The initiative will be piloted across 11 counties and is expected to reach approximately 250,000 […] The post Kenya launches initiative to …

Gov’t to insure 250,000 farmers in 11 counties under climate risk pilot

The government is set to insure 250,000 farmers in 11 counties under a climate risk resilience initiative that integrates climate-smart insurance into Kenya’s National Fertiliser Subsidy Program.  According to the  Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, the pilot phase rollout will cover Makueni, Machakos, Kisii, Migori, Meru, Nyeri, Trans-Nzoia, Kakamega, Kericho, Nakuru, and Uasin Gishu […]