1. Index-WI | Web Portal
Gautam Bastian | Shardul Oza | Sangita Vyas | Shahid Vaziralli
Weather Insurance Research Team Meeting
Wharton School, Philadelphia
18th May 2011

2. format platform web technology
Today| Do Not Touch
format platform web technology

3. Today| Focus on
OBJECTIVES
CONTENT OUTLINE

4. Web Portal | Objectives
To create a highly usable, low maintenance web portal
To create an online repository of global evidence on Index Based Weather Insurance
To create a resource for researchers and policymakers interested in implementing Weather Insurance projects
To transparently document the SEWA/CMF research project

5. Web Portal | Framework FAQ SEWA/CMF Project Documentation Evidence
Theory: How it works?
SEWA/CMF Project Documentation
Evidence
Research Map: Worldwide WI Research
Data Repository
Publication Archive
Insurance Product Design Tools
Blog/Web Forum

6. Web Portal | SEWA/CMF Evolution of Product Design
Descriptions, Protocols & Reports
Field Interventions (incl. J Curve)
Field Experiments & Games
Labs
Focus Groups
Survey Instruments
Annotated Data sets

7. Web Portal | Research Map
Based on JPAL’s Map/Data Base Maybe in collaboration with them

8. Web Portal | Research Map
Project details
Location
Type of weather insurance
Implementing organization/researchers
Brief project description of the project
with project timeline where possible
Related publications
Related data
Survey data
Rainfall/Satellite data (links)
Term-sheets
Links to external sources for the project

9. Web Portal | Pub. Archive
Study details & description
Sample size
Location
Method
Brief Templatized Review (based on Sys. Rev.)
Analysis of Rigour
Main findings

10. Today| Wrap
Feedback on OBJECTIVES
Additional IDEAS?
Feasible Timeline for Launch