Managing water utility financial risks through third-party index insurance contracts

Water Resources Research

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 4939-4951

  Zeff, Harrison B ^a   Characklis, Gregory W ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

drought management; economics; index insurance; risk management

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; DROUGHT; ECONOMICS; INSURANCE; RISK MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CONTINGENCY FUNDS; DROUGHT MANAGEMENT; FINANCIAL EFFECTS; FINANCIAL HEDGING; INSURANCE CONTRACTS; MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS; REGULATORY APPROVALS; STREAMFLOW INDICES;

COSTS;

EID: 84881272195     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wrcr.20364     Document Type: Article

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