World Bank2013-04-222013-04-222012-10https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13242The purpose of this report is to summarize the main results and lessons learned during the implementation of the World Bank technical assistance (TA), which are valuable to the ongoing discussion on agricultural risk management in the region. The report is organized as follows. Section two summarizes the program risk management strategies, including initial objectives and final outcomes. In particular, it describes how these objectives change in order to respond to the countries' particular demands. Section three presents the methodology and basic principles applied in the four stages of the program implementation. Six country cases are summarized in section four with a complete description of final outputs and recommendations. Finally, section five presents the main conclusions and lessons learned.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCIDENTACCIDENTAL DEATHADMINISTRATIVE COSTSAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIESAGRICULTURAL INSURANCEAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONALLIANCESALLOCATIONATLANTIC HURRICANEATTACHMENT POINTBANKSBASIS RISKBORROWINGCAPITAL MARKETSCASUALTIESCATASTROPHIC EVENTCATASTROPHIC EVENTSCATASTROPHIC LOSSESCATASTROPHIC RISKSCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE RESILIENCECOINSURANCECOMMERCIAL INSURANCECOMMODITY MARKETSCOMPETITIVENESSCONTINGENT LIABILITIESCROP DIVERSIFICATIONCROP INSURANCEDAMAGESDATA QUALITYDELIVERY MECHANISMSDISASTERDISASTER ASSISTANCEDISASTER EMERGENCYDISASTER FINANCINGDISASTER RECOVERYDISASTER RELIEFDISASTER RESPONSEDISASTER RISKDISASTER RISKSDRAINAGE SYSTEMSDROUGHTDROUGHTSDRY CONDITIONSEARTHQUAKEEARTHQUAKESECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC GROWTH RATEEMERGENCY RESPONSEEMERGENCY SUPPORTEMPLOYMENTENSOENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONEXCHANGE RATEEXTREME WEATHEREXTREME WEATHER EVENTSFARMERFARMERSFEASIBILITYFINANCIAL CAPACITYFINANCIAL CONSTRAINTSFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSFINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIESFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL MECHANISMFINANCIAL PRODUCTSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL RISKFINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL SECTORFINANCIAL SUPPORTFIREFLOODFLOOD DAMAGESFLOOD MANAGEMENTFLOODEDFLOODINGFLOODSFOOD SECURITYFOREIGN EXCHANGEFRESH WATERHURRICANEHURRICANE SEASONHURRICANESINCOMEINDEMNITYINDEMNITY INSURANCEINSPECTIONSINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTINSURANCEINSURANCE COMPANIESINSURANCE COMPANYINSURANCE CONTRACTINSURANCE CONTRACTSINSURANCE COVERAGEINSURANCE INDUSTRYINSURANCE INSTRUMENTSINSURANCE MARKETINSURANCE MARKETSINSURANCE MECHANISMSINSURANCE OPTIONSINSURANCE PILOTINSURANCE POLICYINSURANCE PREMIUMSINSURANCE PRODUCTINSURANCE PRODUCTSINSURANCE SCHEMEINSURANCE SECTORINSURANCE SYSTEMINSURED LOSSESINSURERSINTEREST RATESINTERNATIONAL REINSURANCELABOR FORCELEGAL FRAMEWORKLIVESTOCK INSURANCELOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOWER PRICESMORAL HAZARDMORAL HAZARDSMORTALITYNATURAL DISASTERNATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL HAZARDSOUTPUTSPATHOLOGYPORTFOLIOPRICE RISKPRICE VOLATILITYPRIVATE INSURANCEPRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIESPRODUCTIVITYPROGRAMSPUBLIC SAVINGSPUBLIC SERVICESRATESREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREINSURANCEREINSURANCE CAPACITYREINSURANCE COMPANIESREINSURANCE MARKETSREINSURERSRESERVESRISK ASSESSMENTRISK ASSESSMENTSRISK EXPOSURERISK FACTORSRISK INSURANCERISK MANAGEMENTRISK MANAGEMENT POLICIESRISK MANAGEMENT PROJECTSRISK MITIGATIONRISK TRANSFERSAFETYSAFETY STANDARDSSAVINGSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOUTHERN OSCILLATIONSTORMSUSTAINABILITYTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETORNADOESTOTAL COSTTROPICAL CYCLONETROPICAL CYCLONESTROPICAL STORMTROPICAL STORMSTRUST FUNDSUNCERTAINTIESUNDERWRITINGVOLCANIC ERUPTIONSWAGESWARNING SYSTEMWATER SHORTAGESWEATHER EVENTWEATHER EVENTSWEATHER INSURANCEWIND SPEEDWorld Bank10.1596/13242