Section: Articles Title: Breaking the drought-starvation cycle / Meg GreenAuthor: Green, Meg Notes: Sumario: Five African nations turn to the African Risk Capacity, a parametric-based catastrophic insurance pool. After decades of relying on aid from outside governments and charities following drought-induced famines, the African Union in May 2014 turned to insurance, launching the first-ever African catastrophe insurance pool.Related records: En: Best's Review. - New Jersey : A.M. Best Company, 1976- = ISSN 1527-5914. - 05/01/2015 Volumen 115 Número 9 - enero 2015 , p. 16-17Materia / lugar / evento: Seguro de riesgos extraordinarios Catástrofes Mercado de seguros Pérdidas máximas por siniestros Cultivo agrícola Reaseguro internacional África Other categories: 328 Rights: In Copyright (InC) See issue detail