Browsing Strathmore Institute of Mathematical Sciences (SIMs) by Subject "Climate change"
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An Analysis of the quantitative impact of climate change on national level economic growth: a Kenyan case study
(Strathmore University, 2018)The issue of climate change has been a growing interest in recent times for a number of reasons. Chief among them is because the economic landscape of most if not all African countries is dependent on the dynamics of climate ... -
The effect of climate change on the pricing of weather index-based crop insurance in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)The Agricultural sector is a pillar of the economies of many developing countries around the world. In Kenya, the sector contributes an average of 24% to the GDP directly and 27% indirectly through connection to other ... -
Pricing of climate change catastrophe bonds in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)Catastrophe bonds have become popular with insurance companies, world over, since their invention in 1996 because of their ability to hedge the insurer against catastrophic risks. With increasing cost and burden on the ...