Agriculture Insurance: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward Index-based agricultural insurance can make a significant contribution to climate change adaptation, resilience to natural disasters, and improved food security for vulnerable populations in developing countries. When properly designed, with private and public support, index insurance is a risk management tool for smallholder farmers to manage the sustainability of their crops and enhance their ability to adapt to climate risks. On the national level, index insurance can also be used to protect governments and businesses against risks

As part of this year's European Development Days (EDD 2017), GIIF hosts a session entitled "Index Insurance: An Innovative Tool for Risk Management and Resilience Building" on June 8, 2017, at Tour & Taxis in Brussels. The 75-minute session, under the event's theme of "Partnering with the Private Sector, explores how building stronger and sustainable public-private partnerships can create market solutions that champion climate change adaptation. Moderated by GIIF Program Manager Fatou Assah, the panel will be joined by: Ken Aghoghovbia , Deputy Managing Director/Chief Operating Officer -

GIIF will deliver a training event entitled "Operationalizing Agriculture Index Insurance" at Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The training workshop, co-hosted by the International Labour Organization, will introduce to the participants issues related to index insurance ranging from types and advantages of index insurance to distribution and marketing models. The workshop precedes this year's ILO's Impact Insurance Forum which will focus on the use of various digital tools and technology that can be used to improve insurance solutions for emerging markets. For more information about