A COP26 Special Edition GIIF Newsletter released in December of 2021 featuring team highlights, events, blogs, interviews, and new annoucements.

COP26 was a platform for a global watershed moment for collective introspection on much-needed action and investment to mitigate the effects of climate change: especially on the most vulnerable. Find here a detailed overview of events at the 26th session of the UN Conference of Parties. At GIIF, we have prepared a round-up of resources to give a flavor of the flagship sessions organized and initiatives launched to drive action and maintain momentum on climate action beyond COP26.

GIIF October Newsletter in 2021 features team news, events, blogs, highlights, and interviews.

ASSOCIATION OF KENYA INSURERS AND ASSOCIATION OF KENYA REINSURERS ORGANIZE THE KENYA AGRICULTURE INSURANCE TRAINING SESSIONS From May 10 th to July 29 th, 2021, the Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) and the Association of Kenyan Reinsurers organized the ‘Kenya Agriculture Insurance Training’: a series of virtual training sessions focused on developing the agriculture underwriting skills of insurers, brokers, claims- and business development staff, analysts, actuaries, and students in agriculture and insurance. Webinars like this are aligned with the main sponsor (AKI)’s mission which seeks

With over 580 farmed species (FAO, 2016), a large variety of different production systems exists both onshore and offshore varying largely between industrialized operators and smallholder producers. The production value of aquatic stock depends on the species and production system in terms of areal and volumetric density of stock, water loading (closed systems), exchange rate of water, hydraulic detention time and cumulative oxygen consumption (Colt, 1991). Therefore, the same aquatic species can generate different yields in function of the production environment. Farming aquatic species is

GIIF July Newsletter in 2021 features team news, events, blogs, highlights, and interviews.

This S4YE Knowledge Brief “Digital Solutions for Youth Agripreneurs” delves into how digital solutions can address four key constraints for youth agripreneurs: 1) access to finance, 2) access to inputs, 3) access to markets, and 4) capacity development. We discuss some digital tools and services which can help address these four constraints, e.g., mobile banking, alternate credit scoring, crowdfunding, real-time pricing, e-Agri extension, precision agriculture. Customization of services (e.g., addressing gender intersectionality, localization) can lead to increased adoption by youth

GIIF April Newsletter in 2021 features team news, events, blogs, highlights, and interviews.

The China Weather Index-Based Insurance Project (China WII), supported by the British Embassy Beijing, aims to create markets of digital insurance in rural areas by engaging public-private stakeholders. The project partners with policymakers, insurance companies, financial institutions, and insurance-tech players to introduce digital technology-empowered insurances, such as Weather Index-Based Insurance (WII) across the country over the next three years. The project also elevates its strategy from "product piloting" at inception to "creating markets" as of now. The four strategic pillars of

GIIF January Newsletter features team news, blogs, highlights, interviews and climate insurance publications.