Developing Micro-insurance as a climate adaptation strategy for Small Coastal Communities: Comparing the needs,viability and feasability for micro-insurance in Mauritius, Seychelles, Saint Lucia and Jamaica

The research investigates the potential for micro-insurance to serve as a climate adaptation tool for vulnerable coastal communities in Small Island Developing States. The study concludes that despite differences between the examined islands, micro-insurance products can be developed to suit their specific characteristics and enhance community resilience against climate change.

• Small Island Developing States are highly exposed to climate change and the resulting catastrophic events, increasing the need for safety nets for vulnerable communities.
• Research indicates that it is possible to create micro-insurance products tailored to the distinct characteristics of the studied islands to improve community resilience to climate change.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2017). Developing Micro-insurance as a climate adaptation strategy for Small Coastal Communities: Comparing the needs,viability and feasability for micro-insurance in Mauritius, Seychelles, Saint Lucia and Jamaica. https://cdkn.org/resource/working-paper-developing-micro-insurance-climate-adaptation-strategy-small-coastal-communities-comparing-needsviability-feasability-micro-insurance-mauritius-seychelles-sa

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Developing Micro-insurance as a climate adaptation strategy for Small Coastal Communities: Comparing the needs,viability and feasability for micro-insurance in Mauritius, Seychelles, Saint Lucia and Jamaica. 2017. https://cdkn.org/resource/working-paper-developing-micro-insurance-climate-adaptation-strategy-small-coastal-communities-comparing-needsviability-feasability-micro-insurance-mauritius-seychelles-sa.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2017developing, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Developing Micro-insurance as a climate adaptation strategy for Small Coastal Communities: Comparing the needs,viability and feasability for micro-insurance in Mauritius, Seychelles, Saint Lucia and Jamaica}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2017}, month = feb, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/working-paper-developing-micro-insurance-climate-adaptation-strategy-small-coastal-communities-comparing-needsviability-feasability-micro-insurance-mauritius-seychelles-sa}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }