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Nitin Magima | Helping smallholder farmers dealing with the risk of climate change

March 14, 2023 Conversations with Daniel Aho Season 1 Episode 2
Nitin Magima | Helping smallholder farmers dealing with the risk of climate change
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Chapters
0:00
Intro
1:26
Nitin's passion for combining data, climate risks and smallholder farming
3:16
How Nitin's love of math led to a career in data analytics
4:04
The reality of climate risks for smallholder farmers
6:45
The effects of climate risks on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers and local food systems
9:35
The loss of predictability for smallholder farmers
12:21
How can farmers mitigate climate risks?
14:31
What is weather index insurance?
17:25
What is forecast-based financing?
19:51
Getting more smallholder farmers to invest in climate risk mitigation
23:25
The problems with asking for success stories for mitigation we hope is never needed
25:42
Daniel reflects on the importance of climate risk mitigation
27:27
What's next for climate risk management?
28:39
Daniel provides his final thoughts
29:31
Goodbyes
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Ok, I'll Ask
Nitin Magima | Helping smallholder farmers dealing with the risk of climate change
Mar 14, 2023 Season 1 Episode 2
Conversations with Daniel Aho

Daniel shares his conversation with Nitin Magima, a fellow Columbia University SIPA MPA-DP graduate working with climate scientists to help protect smallholder farmers worldwide financially from climate change.


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Daniel shares his conversation with Nitin Magima, a fellow Columbia University SIPA MPA-DP graduate working with climate scientists to help protect smallholder farmers worldwide financially from climate change.


LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to see more Conversations with Daniel.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMdXfDqFkN9RhPLnC1SYGEg

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ok-ill-ask/id1675117619

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0nbUFohrqCJWJHBR9qQfEh

Buzzsprout: https://okillask.buzzsprout.com

0:00
Intro
1:26
Nitin's passion for combining data, climate risks and smallholder farming
3:16
How Nitin's love of math led to a career in data analytics
4:04
The reality of climate risks for smallholder farmers
6:45
The effects of climate risks on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers and local food systems
9:35
The loss of predictability for smallholder farmers
12:21
How can farmers mitigate climate risks?
14:31
What is weather index insurance?
17:25
What is forecast-based financing?
19:51
Getting more smallholder farmers to invest in climate risk mitigation
23:25
The problems with asking for success stories for mitigation we hope is never needed
25:42
Daniel reflects on the importance of climate risk mitigation
27:27
What's next for climate risk management?
28:39
Daniel provides his final thoughts
29:31
Goodbyes