An empirical study, conducted by Dvara Research in rural India, indicates that residents are particularly concerned about health expenses, second only to worries about natural disasters. These adverse events create short-term and long-term negative consequences for low-income households. 

May 7-8, 2020
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

March 10-13, 2020
Lagos, Nigeria

On March 31, 2020, the Facility, in partnership with the Prudential Foundation, organized a webinar on integrated risk management solutions.

IFAD’s technical assistance programme INSURED (Insurance for rural resilience and economic development) has been building knowledge about how to strengthen women producers’ access to climate risk insurance. A checklist was drawn up for insurance designers and implementers to help them reach out to women every step of the way.  The Facility collaborates with IFAD on INSURED to assess country climate insurance markets and promote policy dialogue in Cambodia, Indonesia and Uganda.