Configurable Index Insurance Visualization Toolkit
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Team Information
Team Members
Jacob Fisher, Undergraduate Student, Columbia Engineering
Yilan Jiang, MS in Data Science, Data Science Institute, Columbia University (Graduated)
Faculty Advisor: Eugene Wu, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Columbia Engineering
Abstract
Unpredictable climate change has negatively impacted food security and livelihoods in developing countries. As a result, these countries often reply on financial tools like index insurance to overcome climate induced losses and manage potential risks for farmers. However, in the past decades, the index insurance design is not accurate enough to offset farmer’s actual losses. Therefore, the objective of this study is to develop a configurable visualization toolkit capable of reconciling heterogeneous data sources to derive better insurance products across African countries including Zambia, Ethiopia, and Guatemala.
Team Lead Contact
Jacob Fisher: jf3148@columbia.edu
Yilan Jiang: yj2608@columbia.edu
