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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2017.06.010
	Maladaptive outcomes of climate insurance in agriculture
	Müller B.; Johnson L.; Kreuer D.
发表日期	2017
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	46
英文摘要	Agricultural insurance programs are currently being championed by international donors in many developing countries. They are acclaimed as promising instruments for coping with climate risk. However, research on their impacts has mainly focused on economic considerations. Studies on broader social and ecological consequences are sparse and have produced ambiguous and inconclusive results. We address this knowledge deficit by (a) advocating for a holistic view of social-ecological systems and vulnerability when considering insurance impacts; (b) offering a systematic overview highlighting the potential beneficial and adverse effects of ‘climate insurance’ in agriculture, particularly where programs target intensifying agricultural production; and (c) suggesting preliminary principles for avoiding maladaptive outcomes, including specific recommendations for designing appropriate impact studies and insurance programs. Our synopsis brings together scientific knowledge generated in both developing and developed countries, demonstrating that agricultural insurance programs shape land-use decisions and may generate serious economic, social, and ecological consequences. If insurance is to be an appropriate tool for mitigating the impacts of climate change, it needs to be carefully developed with specific local social-ecological contexts and existing risk coping strategies in mind. Otherwise, it is liable to create long-term maladaptive outcomes and undermine the ability of these systems to reduce vulnerability. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Agroecology; Climate change adaptation; Index insurance; Resilience; Smallholder agriculture; Vulnerability
学科领域	agricultural production; agroecology; agrometeorology; climate change; developing world; insurance system; smallholder; vulnerability
语种	英语
scopus关键词	agricultural production; agroecology; agrometeorology; climate change; developing world; insurance system; smallholder; vulnerability
来源期刊	Global Environmental Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/117230
作者单位	UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Department of Ecological Modelling, Junior Research Group POLISES, Permoserstr. 15, Leipzig, 04318, Germany; Department of Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1251, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Müller B.,Johnson L.,Kreuer D.. Maladaptive outcomes of climate insurance in agriculture[J],2017,46.
APA	Müller B.,Johnson L.,&Kreuer D..(2017).Maladaptive outcomes of climate insurance in agriculture.Global Environmental Change,46.
MLA	Müller B.,et al."Maladaptive outcomes of climate insurance in agriculture".Global Environmental Change 46(2017).