Inception workshop: Enhancing the benefits of remote sensing data and flood hazard modeling in index-based flood insurance (IBFI)

dc.creatorInternational Water Management Institute
dc.date2015-09-01
dc.date2018-02-06T13:05:28Z
dc.date2018-02-06T13:05:28Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:44:50Z
dc.descriptionRepresentatives from State and Central government agencies, NGOs, private insurance companies, farmers and development partners met on August 1st 2015 in Bihar, India to exchange ideas and expertise in an inception workshop for a new project on developing ‘Index-Based Flood Insurance (IBFI) in South Asia’. The workshop saw enthusiastic participation from both government and private sector participants. The day long workshop was inaugurated by Chief Guest, Dr. C.P. Thakur, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and was attended by experts from multiple organizations like Agriculture Insurance Corporation (AIC), GIZ, Department for International development (DFID), BSDMA (Bihar State Disaster Management Authority), Agriculture Department- Bihar, Flood Management Improvement System (FMISC), National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), IFPRI, private insurance firms like Bajaj Allianz, Swiss Re, farmers and others.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/90942
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/164364
dc.languageen
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceInternational Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2015. Inception workshop: Enhancing the benefits of remote sensing data and flood hazard modeling in index-based flood insurance (IBFI). Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
dc.subjectcrop production
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectfood security
dc.titleInception workshop: Enhancing the benefits of remote sensing data and flood hazard modeling in index-based flood insurance (IBFI)
dc.typeReport

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