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Modeling resilience with applied information economics (AIE)
We created a probabilistic decision analysis tool to model the issue of resilience in the Horn of Africa through a cooperative effort between the Technical Consortium for Building Resilience in the Horn of Africa (TC) and ...
Gaps in spatial data for social, ecological and economic systems
The development and trialling of composite indicators, the pilot spatial tool and
indicators for use in Monitoring and Evaluation has resulted in evidential gaps in
the data. This summary paper documents these initial gaps ...
Modeling livestock feed and fodder availablity in the ASALs of the IGAD region
In the arid parts of Africa there is a strong relationship between rainfall and plant production. This is especially prevalent in areas that receive less than 300mm rain per annum, where water is the principal limiting ...
Basis Risk and the Welfare Gains from Index Insurance: Evidence from Northern Kenya
Index insurance products circumvent many of the transaction costs and asymmetric information problems that obstruct provision of low value conventional insurance policies in developing countries. Recent years have seen ...
Development of a pilot composite index using data from the IGAD region
This
report details one methodology that the TC has piloted to try to respond to this
challenge. The TC has formulated composite indices from weighted resilience
indicators and this brief summarises process of development ...