Impact assessment

African Risk Capacity (ARC)

Helping African governments to insure themselves against natural disasters and respond rapidly when their citizens experience harvest failure.

• From: Department for International Development
• Published: 27 November 2015
• Last updated: 7 December 2016 — See all updates

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

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African Risk Capacity (ARC)

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Details

ARC uses satellite information to predict whether the harvest is likely to have been successful, or failed, and the likely humanitarian response cost. When an insured event occurs, the insured government uses the ARC payout to launch early response activities as set out in their pre-agreed contingency plan.

Published 27 November 2015
Last updated 7 December 2016 + show all updates

1. 7 December 2016

   Document text updated

2. 27 November 2015

   First published.