This paper is as an invitation to rethink social studies of economization and geographies of
marketization at a time when the heydays of neoliberal marketization seem to be over. After …

Satellites permit (near) real-time visibility of a wide range of environmental conditions,
across large areas, and to diverse audiences. In climate risk management, this technology is …

Amidst climatic and economic volatility, agricultural development and climate adaptation
policies have increasingly turned to weather microinsurance to manage uncertainties …

This paper examines the adoption of risk pooling in the humanitarian sector as an innovative
climate and disaster risk financing mechanism. Risk pooling is a strategy borrowed from the …

The recent trajectory of micro-insurance in Africa lies at the intersection of two trends that
have been percolating unevenly over the past decades:(1) the incorporation of micro …

Although potentially useful for financially hedging systemic weather-related risks, weather
contracts/derivatives (also referred to as parametric insurance) have not seen wide adoption …

Parametric insurance has emerged as a practical way to cover risks that may be difficult to
assess. By introducing a parameter that triggers compensation and allows the insurer to …

Abstract The chapter 'Heatwave Responses: Adaptation'explores adaptation to heatwaves. It
begins by defining adaptation as intentional, sustained actions to reduce heatwave-related …

Satellites permit (near) real-time visibility of a wide range of environmental conditions,
across large areas, and to diverse audiences. In climate risk management, this technology is …

Satellites permit (near) real-time visibility of a wide range of environmental conditions,
across large areas, and to diverse audiences, generating 'radical transparency'. In climate …